# NTSB IAD79FA088: Cessna 172, N739CZ, Paducah, KY, September 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1979
- Place: Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&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 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2648  79/9/22    PADUCAH,KY          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 304
        TIME - 1130                    N739CZ              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARKLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PADUCAH,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PIC IN RT SEAT STATED SOLE OPERATOR OF ACFT.PAX IN L SEAT OWNER OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739CZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739CZ), registered now, S/N 17270449 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Barkley Field

## 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 19790922032609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790922032609A), Sep 22, 1979: Cessna 172, Paducah, KY, Substantial damage. Plt leveled off acft high on lndg. Acft left wing stalled, hit rwy. Acft dropped on landing gear. Veered off rwy

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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