# Accident 19790516015299A: Cessna 207, Show Low, AZ, May 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1979, 16:47 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2542° N, 110.0298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Show Low, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2542&lon=-110.0298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7340U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7340U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207A (registry code 2073604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,434 total, 240 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUJ74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516015299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING LANDING ON STRIP UNDER CONSTRUCTION, LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 LAX79FUJ74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ74), May 16, 1979: Cessna 207 (N7340U), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7340U (2)

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

- [Accident 20010119039969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010119039969A), Jan 19, 2001: Cessna 207A (N7340U), Kongiganak, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he was departing Kongiganak Airport with a 90 degree crosswind of approximately 20 to 25 mph. During takeoff, it was difficult to…
- [Accident 19941213047969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941213047969A), Dec 13, 1994: Cessna T207A (N7340U), St Marys, AK, Substantial damage. Transitioning to other bank over frozen river due opposit traffic. Got whiteout condition. Flew into river ice.

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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