# Accident 19790310004439A: Cessna 172M, Albuquerque, NM, March 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1979, 21:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23459, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23459-1996-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 29 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004439A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TAXI LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. PILOT TAXIED OFF TAXIWAY AND HIT THE JET BARRIER REEL BOX. TAXIWAY PROPERLY MARKED

## 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 DEN79FQA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA20), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 172M (N23459), Albuqueque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N23459 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930803027519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930803027519A), Aug 3, 1993: Cessna 172M (N23459), Clines Corner, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Took off VFR into IMC at night in fog and drizzle. Crashed at intersection of I40 and US285. No weather breifing.

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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