# Accident 20080903843979A: Cessna 172K, Tunkhannock, PA, September 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Tunkhannock, PA
- Airport: Skyhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5292° N, 75.9469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5292&lon=-75.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79210, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79210-2009-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 240 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080903843979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED THE CHERRY RIDGE AIRPORT (N30) HONESDALE, PA ENROUTE TO SKY HAVE AIRPORT (76N) TUNKHANNOCK, PA.  THE PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10 AT SKY HAVE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT LANDED LONG AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 10.  THE PLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA08CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA182), Sep 3, 2008: Cessna 172K (N79210), Tunkhannock, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper airspeed while landing.

## Other reports on N79210 (1)

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

- [Accident 20010422006919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010422006919A), Apr 22, 2001: Cessna 172K (N79210), Honesdale, PA, Substantial damage. (-19) On April 22, 2001, about 0830 EDT, a Cessna 172K, N79210, was substantially damaged during a landing a Cherry Ridge Airport (N30), Honesdale, PA. The…

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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