# Accident 19790513019109A: Cessna 172, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1979, 21:50 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Isla Grande
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707AC-2014-12-02) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 956 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513019109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED WITHOUT WEATHER BRIEFING AND CONTINUED INTO DETRIORATING WEATHER, RESULTING IN CRASH.

## 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 MIA79FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA082), May 13, 1979: Cessna 172M (N707AC), San Juan, PR, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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