# Accident 19790206002369A: Cessna R172K, San Luis Obispo, CA, February 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1979, 11:40 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2373° N, 120.6426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY RGNL (SBP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2373&lon=-120.6426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1157V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1157V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 60 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206002369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING.

## 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 LAX79DVM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVM11), Feb 6, 1979: Cessna R172H (N1157V), Sn Luis Obspo, CA, 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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