- Date
- August 20, 1979
- Place
- Council Bluffs, IA · COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7521XCessna 172B
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790820028529A
- Case key
- 134215
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2745 79/8/20 COUNCIL BLUFFS,IA CESSNA 172B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 59 TOTAL TIME - 1809 N7521X PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNCIL BLUFF MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COUNCIL BLUFFS,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- EMERGENCY LANDING ON TAXI-WAY TO PREVENT COLLISION.RAN PAST END AND NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7521X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Council Bluff Mun
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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.