# Accident 19790714035539A: Cessna 172M, Griswold, CT, July 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1979, 12:40 local time
- Place: Griswold, CT
- Airport: Lakeside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5852° N, 71.9227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Griswold, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5852&lon=-71.9227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73297, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73297-2024-11-30) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 571 total, 114 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714035539A

## Narrative

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

FLAPS INOPERATIVE. FLAP EXTENDER WIRE CUT. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN HALFWAY DOWN RUNWAY ON LANDING. OVERSHOT.

## 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 NYC79FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA059), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 172M (N73297), Griswold, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73297 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990422017539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990422017539I), Apr 22, 1999: Cessna 172M (N73297), South Charlesto, WV, Minor damage. IEA091999005. After touchdown during supervised solo landing practice, aircraft veered left, went off side of 24 foot wide runway into grass and struck…

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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