# Accident 19790322005059A: Cessna 172M, Columbia, NC, March 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Columbia, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9234° N, 76.2406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9234&lon=-76.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64341, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64341-1992-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 73 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FLJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322005059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DIRT ROAD, DRIFTED. CAUGHT WING IN NEARBY BORDERING TREES.

## 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 IAD79FLJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ08), Mar 22, 1979: Cessna 172M (N64341), Columbia, NC, 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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