# Accident 19750302003549A: Cessna 172K, Eastland, TX, March 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1975
- Place: Eastland, TX
- Airport: Eastland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.4149° N, 98.8097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EASTLAND MUNI (ETN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4149&lon=-98.8097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79120 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,663 total, 49 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DPD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750302003549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GUSTING TO 20K.SETTLED INTO DITCH TO R OF RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW75DPD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD27), Mar 2, 1975: Cessna 172K (N79120), Eastland, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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