# NTSB MIA79DKJ22: Cessna 172, N75914, Destin, FL, January 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1979
- Place: Destin, FL · DESTIN, FL
- Location: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4022&lon=-86.4673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0084  79/1/15    DESTIN,FL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N75914              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DESTIN-FT WALTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCALOOSA,AL               DESTIN,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N75914 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Destin-Ft Walton

## 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 19790115000859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790115000859A), Jan 15, 1979: Cessna 172, Destin, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft porpoised after hard landing - causing nose tire failure and prop striking runway.

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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