# Accident 19790327009909A: Cessna 172F, Crosbyton, TX, March 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1979, 20:10 local time
- Place: Crosbyton, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6413° N, 101.2377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crosbyton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6413&lon=-101.2377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5380R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5380R-1981-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 403 total, 191 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FQG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790327009909A

## Narrative

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

LOW CEILINGS AND RESTRICTED VISIBILITY EXISTED. PILOT FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A RIDGE AT NIGHT.

## 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 FTW79FQG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG21), Mar 27, 1979: Cessna 172F (N5380R), Crosbyton, 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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