# Accident 19790314006069A: Cessna R172K, Uvalde, TX, March 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1979
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2152° N, 99.7772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uvalde, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2152&lon=-99.7772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736TN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736TN-2017-02-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 180 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790314006069A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW79FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA062), Mar 14, 1979: Cessna R172K (N736TN), Uvalde, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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