# Accident 19790506009089A: Cessna 172, Key West, FL, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEY WEST INTL (EYW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2502L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2502L-1990-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506009089A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL. RAN INTO DITCH AND OVERTURNED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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