# Incident 19790426100519I: Cessna 120, Des Moines, IA, April 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2279N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2279N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426100519I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE COWL CAME LOOSE RESULTING IN PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. A FASTENER HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N2279N (2)

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

- [Incident 19860720070769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720070769I), Jul 20, 1986: Cessna 120 (N2279N), Fenton, MO. Landed in park after engine ran rough in climb. Engine checked normal after fuel was added.
- [Accident 19750222003159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750222003159A), Feb 22, 1975: Cessna 120 (N2279N), Dallas Center, IA, Substantial damage. Acft came to rest inverted.ELT did not activate.

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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