# Accident 19790210007419A: Cessna 172, Sublette, IL, February 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sublette, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6430° N, 89.2289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sublette, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6430&lon=-89.2289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13722, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13722-2018-04-19) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 45 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790210007419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO SNOW COVERED GROUND WHILE FLYING IN OPEN COUNTRY AT AN ALTITUDE LESS THAN 75 FEET.

## 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 CHI79DEE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE36), Feb 10, 1979: Cessna 172 (N13722), Sublette, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13722 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930708024449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930708024449A), Jul 8, 1993: Cessna 172M (N13722), Lamesa, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced porpoised and stalled trying to land in excessive strong surface wind.

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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