- Date
- February 17, 1979
- Place
- Rantoul, IL · RANTOUL, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5254FCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790217003129A
- Case key
- 137796
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0214 79/2/17 RANTOUL,IL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 263 TIME - 1450 N5254F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANUTE AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RANTOUL,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5254F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chanute Afb
N5254FRegistration cancelled Feb 22, 2017 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.