# Accident 19791221044039A: Cessna R172K, Alton, IL, December 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1979, 16:24 local time
- Place: Alton, IL
- Airport: Civic Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9039° N, 90.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9039&lon=-90.1512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736UL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736UL-2011-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221044039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISSED APPROACH AND MADE GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO DIVE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI80FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA016), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 172K (N736UL), Edwardsville, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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