# Accident 19790705015039A: Cessna 172N, Thurman Bend, TX, July 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Thurman Bend, TX
- Airport: Lake Travis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N739HY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739HY-1980-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,948 total, 300 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705015039A

## Narrative

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

BOAT RAN INTO SEAPLANE DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT STRUCK FROM BEHIND.

## 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 FTW79DRG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG43), Jul 5, 1979: Cessna 172N (N739HY), Austin, 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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