# Accident 19790813020579A: Cessna 172, Deer Park, WA, August 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Deer Park, WA
- Airport: Deer Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9671° N, 117.4286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEER PARK (DEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9671&lon=-117.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46652, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46652) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYP40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813020579A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 SEA79FYP40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP40), Aug 13, 1979: Cessna 172K (N46652), Deer Park, WA, 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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