# Incident 19790822032349I: Cessna 172M, Devils Lake, ND, August 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Devils Lake, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1126° N, 98.8748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Devils Lake, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1126&lon=-98.8748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1743V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1743V) (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: 82 total, 41 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/19790822032349I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE FLYING NEAR HIS HOME.

## Other reports on N1743V (1)

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

- [Accident 19910326007699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326007699A), Mar 26, 1991: Cessna 172M (N1743V), Yankton, SD, Substantial damage. Blown off runway on landing roll,struck airport sign.

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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