# Accident 19790704016109A: Cessna 172M, Newport, AR, July 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1979, 00:45 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6238° N, 91.2317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6238&lon=-91.2317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12588, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12588) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 558 total, 435 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790704016109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID THE ENGINE SEEMED TO "CHOKE DOWN". HE WAS TOO BUSY TO APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 FTW79FPG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG60), Jul 4, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12588), Newport, AR, substantial damage

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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