# Incident 19791013052599I: Cessna 172, Stephens, AR, October 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Stephens, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4209° N, 93.0696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stephens, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4209&lon=-93.0696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9708Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9708Q-2000-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 34 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791013052599I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND FLAPS DUE TO ALTERNATOR FAILURE. LANDED LONG AND FAST.

## Other reports on N9708Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990603006279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990603006279I), Jun 3, 1999: Cessna 172M (N9708Q), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft was making touch and go landing and stalled. (-23) after returning from the practice area the student pilot elected to practice landings. The first…

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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