# Accident 19960121000879A: Cessna 172N, Norman, OK, January 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1996, 14:15 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Airport: University Of Oklahoma
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2508° N, 97.4595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2508&lon=-97.4595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76067, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76067-2020-02-03) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 79 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960121000879A

## Narrative

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

ON FIRST SOLO BECAME DISTRACTED ALIGNING FOR 21 IN ERROR. BOUNCED PORPOISED. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. HIGH WIND FOR SOLO.

## 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 FTW96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA104), Jan 21, 1996: Cessna 172N (N76067), Norman, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper level-off during landing.

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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