# Accident 19800229004649A: Cessna 172C, Festus, MO, February 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1980, 09:45 local time
- Place: Festus, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2192° N, 90.4098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Festus, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2192&lon=-90.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1629Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1629Y-2018-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 702 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800229004649A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED NOSEWHEEL FIRST. FACTORS; NO RECENT DUAL, IMPROPER LEVEL OFF..

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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