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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Uvalde, TX · March 14, 1979

Date
March 14, 1979
Place
Uvalde, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N736TN
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FA062
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total180 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Non-instrument rated pilot attempted VFR flight in IFR weather conditions. Struck ground at high airspeed.

As the FAA filed it

NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT IN IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS. STRUCK GROUND AT HIGH AIRSPEED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.