# Accident 19790809019409A: Cessna 172, Lederach, PA, August 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1979
- Place: Lederach, PA
- Airport: Lilleput
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2618° N, 75.4060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lederach, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2618&lon=-75.4060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145ML) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DHA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809019409A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG, MADE DELAYED GO-AROUND. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMB-OUT. ADDITIONAL FACTOR; LIGHT DOWNWIND.

## 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 NYC79DHA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA24), Aug 9, 1979: Cessna 172 (N145ML), Lederach, PA, 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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