- Date
- July 11, 1978
- Place
- Salem, MI · SALEM, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N739FSCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780711022289A
- Case key
- 140336
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3788 78/7/11 SALEM,MI CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 94 TOTAL TIME - 1945 N739FS PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLYMOUTH,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739FS
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salem
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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