# NTSB LAX80DUJ24: Cessna 172M, N841JW, Window Rock, AZ, December 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1979
- Place: Window Rock, AZ · WINDOW ROCK, AZ
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ24

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3734  79/12/14   WINDOW ROCK,AZ      CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 67, 129
        TIME - 1430                    N841JW              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDOW ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDOW ROCK,AZ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SOFT DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N841JW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N841JW), registered now, S/N 17264340, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Window Rock

## 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 19791214039799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214039799A), Dec 14, 1979: Cessna 172M, Window Rock, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine stopped in pattern. Landed on road. Hit soft dirt. Nosed over. Defective mag switch.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.