# NTSB CHI80FEK04: Cessna 172N, N1956F, Zanesville, OH, October 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1979
- Place: Zanesville, OH · ZANESVILLE, OH
- Location: 39.9570° N, 82.0120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zanesville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9570&lon=-82.0120&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEK04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3224  79/10/29   ZANESVILLE,OH       CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N1956F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZANESVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZANESVILLE,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1956F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1956F), registered now, S/N 17273046, built 1979 (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: Zanesville Muni

## 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 19791029029249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029029249A), Oct 29, 1979: Cessna 172N, Zanesville, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing. Aircraft bounced. Came down on nose gear, collapsing same.

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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