# Accident 19790624014949A: Cessna 172L, Lindon, CO, June 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lindon, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7394° N, 103.4138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lindon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7394&lon=-103.4138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3920Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3920Q-2011-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,402 total, 4,100 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624014949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN79FTE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE52), Jun 24, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3920Q), Lindon, CO, destroyed

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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