19791214039799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Window Rock, AZ · December 14, 1979

Date
December 14, 1979 · 14:30 local
Place
Window Rock, AZ
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N841JW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DUJ24
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
128 total128 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine stopped in pattern. Landed on road. Hit soft dirt. Nosed over. Defective mag switch.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED IN PATTERN. LANDED ON ROAD. HIT SOFT DIRT. NOSED OVER. DEFECTIVE MAG SWITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.