# NTSB MKC79DCD39: Cessna 172B, N7521X, Council Bluffs, IA, August 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1979
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA · COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7521X), registered now, S/N 17248021 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Council Bluff Mun

## 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 19790820028529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820028529A), Aug 20, 1979: Cessna 172B, Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. Student pilot. Smoke in cockpit after takeoff. Landed on taxiway, overshot, fliped over. Shorted power pack .

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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