# Accident 19791031043089A: Cessna 172N, Truckee, NV, October 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1979, 10:10 local time
- Place: Truckee, NV
- Airport: Truckee Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N75844, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75844) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 23 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DXQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031043089A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE STALLED ABOVE RUNWAY ON HIGH LEVEL-OFF. AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO RUNWAY. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 LAX80DXQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ01), Oct 31, 1979: Cessna 172N (N75844), Truckee, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75844 (2)

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

- [Accident 20040302005449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040302005449A), Mar 2, 2004: Cessna 172N (N75844), Tacoma, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing ILS approaches at the Tacoma narrows airport (tiw). On the third ILS the left wing struck a tree. After hearing a "thump" sound the…
- [Incident 19970327011469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970327011469I), Mar 27, 1997: Cessna 172N (N75844), Medford, OR, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot departed eugene, OR to redding, CA. While over Medford, OR the engine ran excessively rough. Pilot declared emergency and ground rescue…

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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