# Accident 19790710019119A: Cessna 172, Terre Haute, IN, July 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1979, 20:50 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Sky King
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5478° N, 87.3774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY KING (3I3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5478&lon=-87.3774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738YH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738YH) (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 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 42 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEX32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710019119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXHUASTED FUEL AND ATTEMPTED EMERG. LANDING RESULTING IN CRASH.

## 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 CHI79FEX32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX32), Jul 10, 1979: Cessna 172 (N738YH), Terra Haute, IN, 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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