# Accident 19790407006579A: Cessna 172, Newport, RI, April 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Newport, RI
- Airport: Newport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4848° N, 71.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4848&lon=-71.3276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7062Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7062Q-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (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: 86 total, 13 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407006579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. ABORTED TAKEOFF, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. 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 NYC79FNA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA14), Apr 7, 1979: Cessna 172 (N7062Q), Newport, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7062Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19811010067069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010067069A), Oct 10, 1981: Cessna 172L (N7062Q), Westhampton, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced engine malfunction. Aircraft touched down short of runway and flipped inverted.
- [Accident 19740320007669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740320007669A), Mar 20, 1974: Cessna 172L (N7062Q), Toms River, NJ, Substantial damage. Drg taxi dwn a narrow ramp behind parked acft hit N5997U and N4570J both parked. Substantial dmg.

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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