# Accident 19790203033139A: Cessna 172, Independence, CA, February 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1979, 13:10 local time
- Place: Independence, CA
- Airport: Independence
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8164° N, 118.2049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDEPENDENCE (2O7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8164&lon=-118.2049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1604F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1604F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVW08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203033139A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPT TAKEOFF AT GROSS WEIGHT WITH FULL FLAPS. MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 OAK79DVW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVW08), Feb 3, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1604F), Independence, CA, destroyed

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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