# NTSB LAX79FA059: Fairchild C119L, N1040E, Casa Grande, AZ, July 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1979
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA059-134227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2776   79/7/8  NR.CASA GRANDE,AZ     FAIRCHILD C119L     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37,
        TIME - 2000                    N1040E              PX-  3  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHANDLER,AZ                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LANDED IN OPEN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1040E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1040E-2011-02-08), registration cancelled 2011-02-08, S/N 53-7849 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD C119L
- Registry model: [Fairchild C-119L](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-c-119l) (registry code 3372115) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790708034889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708034889A), Jul 8, 1979: Frchld C119, Casa Grande, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Witness observed acft flying low with left eng feathered. Acft crashed & burned. Acft had aux 55 gal drum tanks..

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.

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