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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 401B · Phoenix, AZ · June 5, 1979

Date
June 5, 1979 · 17:08 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Sky Harbor
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N77MG
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUJ80
Reported as
Cessna 401B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
519 total140 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot had engine failure of both engines. Fire after crash damaged airplane extensively.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD ENGINE FAILURE OF BOTH ENGINES. FIRE AFTER CRASH DAMAGED AIRPLANE EXTENSIVELY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.