# NTSB SEA79DYM20: Cessna 172, N738AJ, Independence, OR, March 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1979
- Place: Independence, OR · INDEPENDENCE, OR
- Location: 44.8578° N, 123.1977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8578&lon=-123.1977&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1145  79/3/13    INDEPENDENCE,OR     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N738AJ              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  AGE 39, 2411 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDEPENDENCE,OR             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- SEAT SLID TO REAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738AJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738AJ), registered now, S/N 17269823, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Independence

## Other investigations on N738AJ (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR12CA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA345), Jul 25, 2012: Cessna 172N (N738AJ), Ashland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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