# Accident 19790221012349A: Cessna 172M, Lincoln Park, NJ, February 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1979, 06:30 local time
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Airport: Lincoln Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9476° N, 74.3145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN PARK (N07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9476&lon=-74.3145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12801, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12801) (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 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DHM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790221012349A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE FOUND IN FIELD NEAR AIRPORT. PILOT REFUSED TO DISCUSS ACCIDENT. ON FERRY PERMIT WITH PASSENGER.

## 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 NYC79DHM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHM10), Feb 21, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12801), Lincoln Park, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12801 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790216006049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216006049I), Feb 16, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12801), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Turned off main taxiway in error and taxied into soft sand ditch.
- [Accident 19750817026089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750817026089A), Aug 17, 1975: Cessna 172M (N12801), Worthington, MA, Substantial damage. Lndd on a large potato fld struck a deep drainage ditch drg roll out.

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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