# Accident 19790526010009A: Cessna 172, Laurens, SC, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Laurens, SC
- Airport: Laurens Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5071° N, 81.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENS COUNTY (LUX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5071&lon=-81.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21124, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21124) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 196 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526010009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING, VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND TURNED OVER.

## 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 MIA79DLG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLG23), May 26, 1979: Cessna 172 (N21124), Laurens, SC, 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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