# Accident 19790519012009A: Cessna 172, Anselmo, NE, May 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Anselmo, NE
- Airport: Christen Farm
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6186° N, 99.8646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anselmo, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6186&lon=-99.8646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6842X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6842X-1986-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 135 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519012009A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED LANDING DOWNWIND IN 1700 FT. FARM FIELD. TOO FAST, TOO HIGH, HIT TREES ON GO-AROUND.

## 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 MKC79FCJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ20), May 19, 1979: Cessna 172A (N6842X), Anselmo, NE, 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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