# Accident 19790817023109A: Cessna 120, Fredericktown, OH, August 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1979, 12:17 local time
- Place: Fredericktown, OH
- Airport: Craft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4785° N, 82.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericktown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4785&lon=-82.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1891N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1891N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEK21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817023109A

## Narrative

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

HIT UNMARKED POWER LINES DURING FINAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT. CRASHED INVERTED.

## 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 CHI79FEK21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK21), Aug 17, 1979: Cessna 120 (N1891N), Fredericktown, OH, 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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