# Accident 19790714019279A: Cessna A188, Ozona, TX, July 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Ozona, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.7074° N, 101.2061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7074&lon=-101.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4850R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714019279A

## Narrative

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

HIT SHEEP CROSSING RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY. FACTOR PRIVATE STRIP. LIVE STOCK IN AREA.

## 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 FTW79DQG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG49), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna A188 (N4850R), Ozona, TX, destroyed

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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