# Accident 19790708034889A: Frchld C119, Casa Grande, AZ, July 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1040E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1040E-2011-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild C-119L (registry code 3372115, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-c-119l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD C119
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R3350*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA059-134227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708034889A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS OBSERVED ACFT FLYING LOW WITH LEFT ENG FEATHERED. ACFT CRASHED & BURNED.ACFT HAD AUX 55 GAL DRUM TANKS..

## 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 LAX79FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA059-134227), Jul 8, 1979: Fairchild C119L (N1040E), Casa Grande, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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