# Accident 19790918040989A: Cessna 172G, Brownstown, IL, September 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1979, 09:15 local time
- Place: Brownstown, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9942° N, 88.9553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownstown, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9942&lon=-88.9553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3623L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3623L-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918040989A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE, IN GROUND FOG. TRIED TO LAND IN A FIELD. OVERSHOT. STALLED AIRPLANE ON ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND.

## 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 CHI79FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA078), Sep 18, 1979: Cessna 172G (N3623L), Brownstown, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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