- Date
- April 6, 1974
- Place
- Oxford, NC · OXFORD, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79910Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740406007089A
- Case key
- 186291
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0886 74/4/6 OXFORD,NC CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 49, 184 TIME - 1730 N79910 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OXFORD-HENDERSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,VA OXFORD,NC 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- NSE TIRE BLEW. DMGD L WG TIP,PROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79910
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oxford-Henderson
N79910Registration cancelled May 4, 2025 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.
Other investigations on N79910 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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