# Accident 19790211002749A: Cessna 172M, Fort Worth, TX, February 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34EB-1981-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 36 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211002749A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AFTER FLYING LOW OVER GOLF COURSE.PILOT UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.

## 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 FTW79FPD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD08), Feb 11, 1979: Cessna 172 (N34EB), Fort Worth, TX, 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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