# Accident 19790601024629A: Cessna 172N, Mackville, KY, June 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1979, 00:45 local time
- Place: Mackville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7341° N, 85.0697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mackville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7341&lon=-85.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1667E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1667E-1985-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601024629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AT NIGHT. PILOT FLEW 5 HRS. 33 MIN. SINCE REFUELING.

## 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 IAD79FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA053), Jun 1, 1979: Cessna 172N (N1667E), Mackville, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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