# Accident 19790510042959A: Cessna 172, Murrieta, CA, May 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Murrieta, CA
- Airport: Thompson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5649° N, 117.2399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Thompson Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5649&lon=-117.2399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737CL-2018-03-07) (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: 2,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790510042959A

## Narrative

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

ON PRACTICE SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF, WIND GUST AND NON-CORRECTION ALLOWED AIRPLANE TO RUN OFF RUNWAY AND NOSE OVER.

## 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 LAX79DUG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG36), May 10, 1979: Cessna 172N (N737CL), Murrieta, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N737CL (3)

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

- [Accident 20140117003192A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140117003192A), Jan 17, 2014: Cessna 172N (N737CL), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. On January 17th, 2014 at 1639 local time an aircraft N6570P PA-24-250 lost engine power after rotating off of runway 31R at reid hillview (rhv). The aircraft…
- [Incident 19960424011399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960424011399I), Apr 24, 1996: Cessna 172N (N737CL), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on 4/24/96 at 2325Z, Cessna 152, N757CL, nose wheel was broken off at landing. Pilot reported that as soon as the main gear tires made contact a…
- [Incident 19920119004299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920119004299I), Jan 19, 1992: Cessna 172N (N737CL), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Aircraft porpoised. Propeller struck runway.

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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