# Accident 19790427009529A: Cessna 172, Minco, OK, April 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1979, 18:05 local time
- Place: Minco, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3156° N, 97.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minco, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3156&lon=-97.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5233F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5233F-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 150 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427009529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD, FLIPPED 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 FTW79FPJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ13), Apr 27, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5233F), Minco, OK, 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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