# Accident 19790717018029A: Cessna 172M, Lower Lake, CA, July 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1979, 08:15 local time
- Place: Lower Lake, CA
- Airport: Pearce
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9344° N, 122.6232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Pearce Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9344&lon=-122.6232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70376, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70376) (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: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717018029A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY DUE TO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. RAN OFF END INTO A DITCH. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 OAK79DVG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG63), Jul 17, 1979: Cessna 172M (N70376), Lower Lake, CA, 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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