# NTSB IAD79DKM08: Cessna 177, N34988, Lexington, NC, January 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1979
- Place: Lexington, NC · LEXINGTON, NC
- Location: 35.7972° N, 80.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7972&lon=-80.2742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137284
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DKM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0351  79/1/30    LEXINGTON,NC        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1350                    N34988              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEXINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34988](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34988-1991-05-01), registration cancelled 1991-05-01, S/N 17702139, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lexington

## 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 19790130001899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790130001899A), Jan 30, 1979: Cessna 177, Lexington, NC, Substantial damage. Student pilot let aircraft bounce on landing. Aircraft stalled, nose pitched down and aircraft contacted runway.

## Other investigations on N34988 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW80DPG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG52), Jul 26, 1980: Cessna 177 (N34988), O'Neal, AR, substantial damage

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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