# Accident 19790830027369A: Cessna 172K, Hopewell, VA, August 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1979, 10:07 local time
- Place: Hopewell, VA
- Airport: Hopewell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2874° N, 77.2711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOPEWELL (7VA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2874&lon=-77.2711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4714K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4714K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 11 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830027369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. PILOT OVERSHOT RUNWAY ON FORCED LANDING. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS FATIGUE FAILURE OF CRANKSHAFT

## 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 IAD79FID30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID30), Aug 30, 1979: Cessna 172K (N4714K), Hopewell, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4714K (1)

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

- [Incident 19871230078729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871230078729I), Dec 30, 1987: Cessna R172K (N4714K), Ashland, VA. Engine malfunction. Precautionary landing. Small fire in engine section. Cylinder had separated from head.

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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