# Accident 19790210005769A: Cessna 172, Sedona, AZ, February 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8486° N, 111.7884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEDONA (SEZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737CM-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (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: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790210005769A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING ON NOSE WHEEL. NOSE WHEEL TIRE BLEW OUT. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 LAX79DUJ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ50), Feb 10, 1979: Cessna 172N (N737CM), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N737CM (1)

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

- [Accident 20000809011739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000809011739A), Aug 9, 2000: Cessna 172N (N737CM), Glenedon, OR, No damage. (-23) A/c received pre-flight and control gust lock was not removed prior to flight. Operator stated that gust lock was not normally installed so it was…

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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