# Incident 19791231035489I: Cessna 172K, Red Wing, MN, December 31, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1979, 14:44 local time
- Place: Red Wing, MN
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5625° N, 92.5338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Wing, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5625&lon=-92.5338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79593, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79593-2026-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 50 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/19791231035489I

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL VFR ON TOP. DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS WITH RADAR VECTORS. LANDED ON A ROAD.

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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