# NTSB CHI79FEV26: Cessna 172N, N733LT, Jerseyville, IL, July 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1979
- Place: Jerseyville, IL · JERSEYVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.1172° N, 90.3267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jerseyville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1172&lon=-90.3267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEV26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2254  79/7/19    JERSEYVILLE,IL      CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N733LT              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JERSEYVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JERSEYVILLE,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N733LT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733LT-2019-05-30), registration cancelled 2019-05-30, S/N 17268381, built 1976 (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: Jerseyville

## 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 19790719020949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719020949A), Jul 19, 1979: Cessna 172N, Jerseyville, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot landed long, bounced, and flipped over in a ditch.

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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