# NTSB CHI79DEG19: Cessna 152, N25937, Piqua, OH, July 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1979
- Place: Piqua, OH · PIQUA, OH
- Location: 40.1447° N, 84.2433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piqua, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-84.2433&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135627
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1167   79/7/5    PIQUA,OH            CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1910                    N25937              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIQUA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OH                   PIQUA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25937](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25937-1992-02-26), registration cancelled 1992-02-26, S/N 15280868 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Piqua

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790705016769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705016769A), Jul 5, 1979: Cessna 152, Piqua, OH, Substantial damage. Student plt made hard lndg, porpoised and collapsed nose gear. Ran off side of runway.

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.

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