# Accident 19790711018309A: Cessna 172M, Little Rock, AR, July 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1979, 07:29 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5471H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5471H-1979-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 105 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711018309A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT ATTEMPTED AN UNSUCCESSFUL SURVEILLANCE APPROACH. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IN LOW CEILING AND VISABILITY.

## 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 FTW79FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA094), Jul 11, 1979: Cessna 172M (N5471H), Little Rock, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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