# Accident 19790403010399A: Cessna 172, Flagstaff, AZ, April 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1979, 09:11 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Pulliam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9337E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9337E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (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: 40 total, 13 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790403010399A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. STRUCK 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 LAX79FUJ62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ62), Apr 3, 1979: Cessna 172 (N9337E), Flagstaff, AZ, destroyed

## Other reports on N9337E (1)

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

- [Incident 19930307018881I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930307018881I), Mar 7, 1993: Cessna 172N (N9337E), Bullhead City, AZ, Minor damage. Experienced wing tip collision with, N2005X, as pilot attempted to pass aircraft on taxiway. Blind spots on taxiway.

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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