N79179

Cessna 172K · built 1969

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

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Safety history

  • April 5, 1987Accident

    THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS 1300 FEET LONG. THE WIND WAS 90 DEGREES CROSS AT 5 KNOTS, GUSTS TO 20 KTS. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THEY HAD A WIND SHIFT AND THEN THEY HIT A SOFT SPOT NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHICH SLOWED THEM. THE ELEVATOR AND STABILIZER CAUGHT ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE AIRPLANE ENDED UP IN A DITCH BETWEEN THE FENCE AND A ROAD.

    Cessna 172

  • July 14, 1969Accident

    Unfavorable Wind Conditions

    Cessna 172K