# Accident 19790903022449A: Cessna 172, Brecknock, PA, September 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Brecknock, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2278° N, 75.9746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Brecknock, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2278&lon=-75.9746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5689R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5689R-1981-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 162 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DHA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790903022449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A WIRE WHILE LANDING AT A DRAG STRIP.

## 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 NYC79DHA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA25), Sep 3, 1979: Cessna 172F (N5689R), Brecknock, PA, 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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