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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Lindon, CO · June 24, 1979

Date
June 24, 1979 · 18:30 local
Place
Lindon, CO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3920Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FTE52
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,402 total4,100 in this make and model170 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 struck highway sign on forced landing. Cause of engine failure not determined.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STRUCK HIGHWAY SIGN ON FORCED LANDING. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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