# Accident 19790813026439A: Cessna 150, Sunflower, AZ, August 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Sunflower, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8642° N, 111.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunflower, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8642&lon=-111.4676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3196X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3196X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 325 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813026439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD. HIT A TREE.

## 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 LAX79DUK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK06), Aug 13, 1979: Cessna 150 (N3196X), Sunflower, AZ, 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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