# Accident 19790624016899A: Cessna 172M, Grand Island, LA, June 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1979, 01:00 local time
- Place: Grand Island, LA
- Airport: Elmers Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N73214, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73214-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 34 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624016899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF CARBURETOR ICE. HIT WIRES DURING FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 FTW79FRD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD42), Jun 24, 1979: Cessna 172 (N73214), Grand Isle, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73214 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801226078429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801226078429A), Dec 26, 1980: Cessna 172M (N73214), Belle Chasse, LA, Substantial damage. Reported bad brake on landing. Ran off side of runway trying to turn around. Struck a ditch. Brakes checked normal.

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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