# Accident 19790127005619A: Cessna 172, Fortuna, AZ, January 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1979, 13:20 local time
- Place: Fortuna, AZ
- Airport: Fortuna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6906° N, 114.4530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fortuna, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6906&lon=-114.4530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N517CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N517CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,168 total, 472 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790127005619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON NOSE WHEEL,COLLAPSING SAME.

## 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 LAX79DUJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ42), Jan 27, 1979: Cessna 172 (N517CA), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage

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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