# Accident 19790304004099A: Cessna 172, Arboles, CO, March 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Arboles, CO
- Airport: Park Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0209° N, 107.4217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arboles, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0209&lon=-107.4217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73904, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73904) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 7 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304004099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON STATE PARK AIRSTRIP WHICH WAS COVERED WITH 12 INCHES OF SNOW. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING.

## 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 DEN79DTE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE27), Mar 4, 1979: Cessna 172 (N73904), Arboles, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73904 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890911052019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911052019I), Sep 11, 1989: Cessna 172N (N73904), Grants Pass, OR, Minor damage. Student lost control on second solo landing. Porpoised and damaged propeller and nose wheel.

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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