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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Marietta, GA · September 16, 1979

Date
September 16, 1979 · 09:30 local
Place
Marietta, GA
Airport
Dobbins Afb
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6961H
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,682 total11 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine stopped on final. Forced landing short of runway. Pilot stated he did not recall using carburetor heat..

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED ON FINAL. FORCED LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT RECALL USING CARBURETOR HEAT..