# Incident 19790806030019I: Cessna 172N, San Patricio, NM, August 6, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1979, 17:44 local time
- Place: San Patricio, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4090° N, 105.3269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Patricio, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4090&lon=-105.3269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6316D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6316D) (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 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 70 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790806030019I

## Narrative

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

AFTER SEVERAL LOW PASSES OVER A RANCH, AIRPLANE STRUCK PHONE WIRES, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD.

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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