# Accident 19790329006289A: Cessna 172, St Augustine, FL, March 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9593° N, 81.3397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST AUGUSTINE (SGJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9593&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9355H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9355H-1989-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 4 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329006289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE CARBURETOR HEAT ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. BRUSHED TOP OF TREES ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA79DLA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA22), Mar 29, 1979: Cessna 172 (N9355H), St Augustine, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9355H (1)

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

- [Accident 19870612028329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870612028329A), Jun 12, 1987: Cessna 172M (N9355H), Sylva, NC, Substantial damage. Encountered turbulence during a low pass over the runway and struck trees adjacent to the runway. Wind drift demo.

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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