# Accident 19790401008049A: Cessna 172, Simi Valley, CA, April 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1979, 14:10 local time
- Place: Simi Valley, CA
- Airport: Santa Susana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2700° N, 118.7059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Santa Susana Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2700&lon=-118.7059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5169F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5169F-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 16 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401008049A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST ON CROSS COUNTRY. ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT A STRANGE AIRPORT. HIT A WIRE ON GO AROUND.

## 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 LAX79FUQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ25), Apr 1, 1979: Cessna 172 (N5169F), Simi Valley, CA, 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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