# Incident 19781216025339I: Cessna 172, Marion, VA, December 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1978, 10:00 local time
- Place: Marion, VA
- Airport: Wytheville
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8374° N, 81.5157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8374&lon=-81.5157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20072, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20072) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,090 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781216025339I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE HIJACKED BY MENTAL PATIENT. WAS SUBDUED BY PILOT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. ALMOST CRASHED.

## Other reports on N20072 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840607029399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840607029399I), Jun 7, 1984: Cessna 172M (N20072), Rural Retreat, VA, Minor damage. Bounced on landing. Lost control of aircraft. Veered off runway. Collided with trees.

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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