# NTSB CHI79FEI34: Cessna 172N, N738DK, Conneaut, OH, July 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1979
- Place: Conneaut, OH · CONNEAUT, OH
- Location: 41.9273° N, 80.5684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conneaut, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9273&lon=-80.5684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1723  79/7/21    CONNEAUT,OH         CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N738DK              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHTABULA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOUNGSTOWN,OH               CONNEAUT,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HE LNDD ON LAST 1/3 OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738DK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738DK), registered now, S/N 17269894, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ashtabula

## 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 19790721018319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721018319A), Jul 21, 1979: Cessna 172N, Conneaut, OH, Substantial damage. Landed on last third of runway. Ran off end 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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