# Accident 19791214039799A: Cessna 172M, Window Rock, AZ, December 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Window Rock, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6705° N, 109.0630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Window Rock, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6705&lon=-109.0630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N841JW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N841JW) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 128 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214039799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX80DUJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ24), Dec 14, 1979: Cessna 172M (N841JW), Window Rock, AZ, 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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