# Accident 19781112039799A: Cessna 120, Decatur, AL, November 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1978
- Place: Decatur, AL
- Airport: Pryor Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.6541° N, 86.9454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRYOR FLD RGNL (DCU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6541&lon=-86.9454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79894, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79894) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 10 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781112039799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA79DKJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ11), Nov 12, 1978: Cessna 172 (N79894), Decatur, AL, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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