# Accident 19790512008269A: Cessna 177, Batesville, AR, May 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Batesville, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7686° N, 91.6227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Batesville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7686&lon=-91.6227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29457-1984-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 45 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790512008269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DRAGGED THE TAIL ON RUNWAY DURING LANDING. ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, THEN ABORTED TAKEOFF. RAN OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW79DPG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG36), May 12, 1979: Cessna 177 (N29457), Batesville, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29457 (1)

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

- [Accident 19821031055929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821031055929A), Oct 31, 1982: Cessna 177 (N29457), North Little Ro, AR, Destroyed. Engine quit on climbout. Pilot stalled aircraft. Water in fuel. Airplane sat outside in heavy rains.

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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