# Incident 19791202048269I: Cessna 172M, Sacramento, CA, December 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1979, 22:16 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5244R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5244R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 200 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/19791202048269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DESCENDED TOO SOON, STRUCK LIGHT BAR SUPPORTING APPROACH LIGHTS. HIT WHEEL FAIRING, STABILIZER. LANDED SAFELY

## Other reports on N5244R (2)

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

- [Accident 20220928022419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220928022419A), Sep 28, 2022: Cessna 172M (N5244R), Monticello, IA, Substantial damage. During landing rollout on rwy 33 the aircraft veered right, entered the mowed grass and struck a drainage ditch. The aircraft continued beyond the ditch for…
- [Incident 19860711042169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860711042169I), Jul 11, 1986: Cessna 172M (N5244R), Lakeport, CA, Minor damage. Hand propped aircraft which broke tail tiedown chain and taxied into other aircraft.

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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