# NTSB CHI80FEI04: Cessna 172, N2442L, Warren, OH, October 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1979
- Place: Warren, OH · WARREN, OH
- Location: 41.2396° N, 80.8160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warren, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2396&lon=-80.8160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3223  79/10/20   WARREN,OH           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 309
        TIME - 1900                    N2442L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 186 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OH                WARREN,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- PLT ELECTED TO LAND W/O RWY LIGHTS ON,LNDD ON TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2442L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2442L), registered now, S/N 17255642, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warren

## 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 19791020029879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020029879A), Oct 20, 1979: Cessna 172, Warren, OH, Substantial damage. Attempted to land at dusk on unlighted sod rwy. Landed wrong side of rwy markers acft struck a soft spot nosed over

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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