# Accident 19781219044109A: Cessna 172D, Austin, TX, December 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1978
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79029, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79029-1981-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 42 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA028-201217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219044109A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT 109MG GASTRIC CONTENT 679MG

## 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 FTW79FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA028-201217), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna 172K (N79029), Austin, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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