# Accident 19790307010539A: Cessna 172, Independence, OR, March 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: Independence
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8578° N, 123.1977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8578&lon=-123.1977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738AJ) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,410 total, 0 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790307010539A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S SEAT BECAME UNLATCHED AS HE APPLIED RUDDER TO CORRECT FOR LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N738AJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20120725015679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725015679A), Jul 25, 2012: Cessna 172N (N738AJ), Ashland, OR, Substantial damage. Student pilot was practicing short field landings when she landed hard on the left main gear, struck the tail tie-down, and subsequently had nose gear hit…

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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