# Accident 19791115043019A: Cessna 172N, Vienna, VA, November 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1979, 17:35 local time
- Place: Vienna, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8986° N, 77.2583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vienna, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8986&lon=-77.2583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739TJ-1980-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 610 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115043019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 IAD80FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA010), Nov 15, 1979: Cessna 172N (N739TJ), Vienna, VA, substantial damage

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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