# Accident 19790416019369A: Cessna 172, Tomball, TX, April 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: Hooks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0951° N, 95.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomball, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0951&lon=-95.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9504H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9504H) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790416019369A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING ACFT IN CROSSWIND. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. OVERTURNED IN A DITCH.

## 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 FTW79DRA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA18), Apr 16, 1979: Cessna 172 (N9504H), Tomball, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9504H (2)

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

- [Accident 20090421007229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090421007229A), Apr 21, 2009: Cessna 172M (N9504H), Corona, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On landing,the aircraft touched down on the nose gear first, causing the nose gear strut to collapse and a wrinkle to appear on the engine bay firewall.
- [Accident 19970514014339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970514014339A), May 14, 1997: Cessna 172M (N9504H), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Rudder blocked landing. Ran off side runway. Ground looped. Oil can rolled under left pedal from back floor area. (-23) aircraft was operated contrary to FAR…

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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