# Accident 19790905029219A: Cessna 120, Riverton, VA, September 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1979, 12:15 local time
- Place: Riverton, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9465° N, 78.1994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9465&lon=-78.1994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3000N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3000N-2001-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 4 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790905029219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO WEATHER. AIRCRAFT STALLED.

## 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 IAD79FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA074), Sep 5, 1979: Cessna 120 (N3000N), Riverton, WV, destroyed

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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