# Accident 19790916025289A: Cessna 172M, Atlanta, GA, September 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1979, 15:40 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8177L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8177L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,466 total, 400 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916025289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE TOWING BANNER; FUEL EXHAUSTION. MADE LANDING IN PARK. HIT TREE & CURB. FOUND WATER IN TANKS.

## 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 MIA79FKG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG70), Sep 16, 1979: Cessna 172M (N8177L), Atlanta, GA, 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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