# NTSB MKC78DER89: Cessna 172M, N9296H, Hibbing, MN, August 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1978
- Place: Hibbing, MN · HIBBING, MN
- Location: 47.4272° N, 92.9377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hibbing, MN, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4272&lon=-92.9377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3617  78/8/20    HIBBING,MN          CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N9296H              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIBBING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUFFALO,MN                  HIBBING,MN
        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)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WND GUSTS 25K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9296H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9296H), registered now, S/N 17266076, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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: Hibbing

## 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 19780820037629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820037629A), Aug 20, 1978: Cessna 172D, Hibbing, MN, Substantial damage. Wnd gusts 25K

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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