# NTSB DEN79FTM11: Cessna 172, N1679V, Blanding, UT, March 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1979
- Place: Blanding, UT · BLANDING, UT
- Location: 37.6187° N, 109.5095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blanding, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6187&lon=-109.5095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0453  79/3/10    BLANDING,UT         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N1679V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLANDING MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLANDING,UT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1679V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blanding Mun

## 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 19790310004469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004469A), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 172, Blanding, UT, Substantial damage. Student pilot bounced aircraft during landing. Aircraft porpoised off side of runway, struck snowbank.

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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