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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Bay, AR · April 26, 1981

Date
April 26, 1981 · 12:00 local
Place
Bay, AR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N79078
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DPG19
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
360 total358 in this make and model41 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.

Lost power. Nosed over landing in rough field. Found one magneto dead. Other weak spark.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. NOSED OVER LANDING IN ROUGH FIELD. FOUND ONE MAGNETO DEAD. OTHER WEAK SPARK.

NTSB investigation

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