# Accident 19790331006329A: Cessna 172, Lompoc, CA, March 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Lompoc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6656° N, 120.4675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOMPOC (LPC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6656&lon=-120.4675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1466U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1466U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 88 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790331006329A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN CROSSWIND LANDING.

## 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 LAX79FUQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ23), Mar 31, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1466U), Lompoc, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1466U (1)

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

- [Incident 19960502013359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960502013359I), May 2, 1996: Cessna 172M (N1466U), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: while on a pleasure flight from hawthorne, CA to Palm Springs, CA pilot was making a routine approach, with no abnormalities until, according to the…

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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