CHI79FET05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · South Bend, IN · November 5, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1978
Place
South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7023ACessna 172
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781105037019A
Case key
144006

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3394   78/11/5   SOUTH BEND,IN       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1105                    N7023A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHIANA REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH BEND,IN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N7023A
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Michiana Regional

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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.