# Incident 19790608015949I: Cessna 172N, Buckeye, AZ, June 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1979, 16:19 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739BD-2013-05-07) (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: 4,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608015949I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM UNIMPROVED STRIP, AFTER NOSE TIRE BLOWOUT

## Other reports on N739BD (1)

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

- [Accident 19830612024989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612024989A), Jun 12, 1983: Cessna 172N (N739BD), Yerington, NV, Substantial damage. Flipped over landing in a field. Alcohol, drugs in aircaft. Pilot irrational, resisted arrest.

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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