# Accident 19790731018489A: Cessna 152, Arlington, TX, July 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6639° N, 97.0943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (GKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6639&lon=-97.0943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69103, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69103-2012-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 6 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731018489A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFTED DURING APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM AND PILOT MADE DOWNWIND LANDING RESULTING IN ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW79FPD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD32), Jul 31, 1979: Cessna 152 (N69103), Arlington, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N69103 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19941013037319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941013037319I), Oct 13, 1994: Cessna 152 (N69103), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Nose gear folded during touch and go.

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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