# NTSB MIA79DKJ11: Cessna 172, N79894, Decatur, AL, November 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1978
- Place: Decatur, AL · DECATUR, AL
- Location: 34.6059° N, 86.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6059&lon=-86.9833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4261  78/11/12   DECATUR,AL          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N79894              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRYOR FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DECATUR,AL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79894](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79894), registered now, S/N 17258229, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Pryor Field

## 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 19781112039799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781112039799A), Nov 12, 1978: Cessna 120, Decatur, AL, Substantial damage

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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