19791007043009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Dover, DE · October 7, 1979

Date
October 7, 1979 · 15:45 local
Place
Dover, DE
Airport
Chandelle
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N739BF
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80DHD02
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
152 total11 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crosswind landing. Wind exceeded aircraft component. Skidded off side of runway. Wing hit fuel standpipe.

As the FAA filed it

CROSSWIND LANDING. WIND EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT COMPONENT. SKIDDED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.WING HIT FUEL STANDPIPE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.