# Incident 19790809030299I: Cessna 172N, Moses Lake, WA, August 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1979, 15:10 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Grant Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2086° N, 119.3191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRANT COUNTY INTL (MWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2086&lon=-119.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2946E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2946E) (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 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 120 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809030299I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND FIRE BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT #C611005-0101 FAILED CAUSING OVER VOLTAGE.

## Other reports on N2946E (3)

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

- [Accident 19940422010549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422010549A), Apr 22, 1994: Cessna 172N (N2946E), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. CFI demostrating short field landing in a quartering tailwind. No ground effect. Landed hard. Structural damage.
- [Accident 19910731030829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731030829A), Jul 31, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2946E), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. Student bounced on landing. Attempted a go around. Drifted off runway and collided with a tree and terrain.
- [Accident 19810223020409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810223020409A), Feb 23, 1981: Cessna 172 (N2946E), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Turned prop by hand. Engine started, airplane hit parked aircraft. P lead on mag broken. Airplane not secured.

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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