# Accident 19790405006459A: Cessna 172, Valier, MT, April 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1979, 17:25 local time
- Place: Valier, MT
- Airport: Valier
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3001° N, 112.2511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VALIER (7S7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3001&lon=-112.2511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4343L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4343L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 125 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DTI12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405006459A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SNOW AND SOD ON THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA79DTI12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTI12), Apr 5, 1979: Cessna 172 (N4343L), Valier, MT, substantial damage

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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