# Accident 19790519010619A: Cessna 172N, Hillsboro, TX, May 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0078° N, 97.1157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0078&lon=-97.1157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738FV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738FV-2004-10-20) (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 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 10 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519010619A

## Narrative

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

PRIVATE PILOT ON PRACTICE CROSS COUNTRY LOST CONTROL OF ACRFT ON LANDING ROLL,VEERED OF RUNWAY INTO A TREE.

## 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 FTW79DPA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPA20), May 19, 1979: Cessna 172N (N738FV), Hillsboro, TX, substantial damage

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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