# Accident 19791029029249A: Cessna 172N, Zanesville, OH, October 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Zanesville, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9570° N, 82.0120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zanesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9570&lon=-82.0120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1956F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1956F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 5 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029029249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. CAME DOWN ON NOSE GEAR, COLLAPSING SAME.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80FEK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK04), Oct 29, 1979: Cessna 172N (N1956F), Zanesville, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1956F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981230045179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981230045179I), Dec 30, 1998: Cessna 172N (N1956F), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-5) After landing at Chicago-Meigs airport, Mr. Dwigans was directed by ground control to park near the main terminal. He was being marshalled to a parking…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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