# Incident 19790120002539I: Cessna 172N, Oklahoma City, OK, January 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1979, 17:35 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Will Rogers
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739YH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739YH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 427 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120002539I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI ONTO RUNWAY A 49 KNOT GUST OF WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS NOSE AND WING.

## Other reports on N739YH (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240422021549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240422021549I), Apr 22, 2024: Cessna 172N (N739YH), Nicholls, GA, Minor damage. On April 22, 2024 [privacy data omitted] Cessna 172N s/n 17270909 made an off airport landing at [privacy data omitted], Nicholls, GA. The aircraft was enroute…
- [Incident 20210214001909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210214001909I), Feb 14, 2021: Cessna 172N (N739YH), Melbourne, FL, No damage. On February 14, 2021 shortly after 10AM ending a successful first solo flight the student pilot was directed to land on runway 9L at mlb, but she was…
- [Incident 19991018029399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991018029399I), Oct 18, 1999: Cessna 172N (N739YH), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was 10 miles west of lex., KY at 400 AGL. A/c struck a goose, impact was on left wing 3 ft inbd from tip on leading edge. Damage sustained and…
- [Incident 19910721042769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721042769I), Jul 21, 1991: Cessna 172N (N739YH), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on crosswind landing. Veered off runway striking a runway marker light.

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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