# Incident 19790902033889I: Cessna 172N, Colorado Spring, CO, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 17:20 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4804E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4804E) (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: 130 total, 9 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/19790902033889I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. FOUND BENT PUSHROD.

## Other reports on N4804E (2)

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

- [Accident 19950626014819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950626014819A), Jun 26, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4804E), Black Rapids, AK, Substantial damage. Dragged a wing on landing. Blamed a wind gust lifted wing. Overreacted and lost control.
- [Incident 19910621033349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910621033349I), Jun 21, 1991: Cessna 172N (N4804E), Glennallen, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway. Crosswind very gusty.

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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