# Accident 19790530009649A: Cessna 172M, Silver City, NM, May 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Turner Ridgeport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7420° N, 108.2880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Turner Ridgeport Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7420&lon=-108.2880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12540, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12540-1980-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 24 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530009649A

## Narrative

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

DURING GO AROUND AIRPLANE WING TIP STRUCK GROUND,CAUSING AIRPLANE TO CARTWHEEL.

## 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 DEN79FQD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQD09), May 30, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12540), Silver City, NM, 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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