# Accident 19790727019549A: Cessna 172, Sharon Springs, KS, July 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sharon Springs, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8943° N, 101.7512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharon Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8943&lon=-101.7512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7129T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7129T-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 545 total, 380 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727019549A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED CROSSWIND TO DRIFT ACFT TO SIDE OF RUNWAY DURING LEVEL-OFF. WING HIT TALL CORN.

## 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 MKC79DCQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ40), Jul 27, 1979: Cessna 172 (N7129T), Sharon Springs, KS, 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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