# Accident 19791109031949A: Cessna 172, Richmond, VA, November 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1979, 19:35 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Byrd International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31FL-2019-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 4 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80DID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109031949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD FAST NIGHT LANDING,DUE TO ENGINE STOPPING,AT A LOW POWER SETTING.AIRPLANE BOUNCED,BLEW NOSE TIRE.

## 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 IAD80DID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID02), Nov 9, 1979: Cessna T-41 (N31FL), Richmond, VA, substantial damage

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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