# Incident 19790702017899I: Cessna 120, Skilak Lake, AK, July 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1979, 21:40 local time
- Place: Skilak Lake, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N77429, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77429-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702017899I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BECAME ROUGH AND RPM DETERIORATED. CARBURETOR JET CONTAMINATED WITH DIRT.

## Other reports on N77429 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800630056619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630056619I), Jun 30, 1980: Cessna 120 (N77429), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Made low pass over wet dirt strip. Landed, hit a bottle at touchdown. Tire failed. Airplane nosed over.
- [Accident 19741225043279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741225043279A), Dec 25, 1974: Cessna 120 (N77429), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Water & rust in fuel. Acft prev refueled from drum. Plt lnd on frozen grass fld,slid into ditch.

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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