# Accident 19790704022129A: Cessna 172, Keller, TX, July 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Keller, TX
- Airport: Alta Vista
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8981° N, 97.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Alta Vista Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8981&lon=-97.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46320, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46320-1982-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 5 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790704022129A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWN WIND,VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A ROW OF T HANGARS AND PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW79FPD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD26), Jul 4, 1979: Cessna 172M (N46320), Keller, 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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