# Accident 19791114035799A: Cessna R172E, Grass Valley, OR, November 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3591° N, 120.7842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3591&lon=-120.7842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14465, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14465-1980-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Reported engine: CONT IO360D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 300 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114035799A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED ENGINE MALFUNCTION. OVERSHOT EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. HIT FENCE. FOUND SHEARED OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR.

## 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 SEA80FYM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM05), Nov 14, 1979: Cessna R172E (N14465), Grass Valley, ID, destroyed

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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