# Accident 19790830028189A: Cessna 172, Dove Creek, CO, August 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1979, 14:10 local time
- Place: Dove Creek, CO
- Airport: Dove Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7647° N, 108.8886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOVE CREEK (8V6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7647&lon=-108.8886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30509-1980-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 133 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTE79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830028189A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF FROM UPHILL SOD RUNWAY AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. UNABLE TO CLIMB. LANDED ON ROAD. HIT FENCE POST.

## 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 DEN79DTE79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE79), Aug 30, 1979: Cessna 172 (N30509), Dove Creek, CO, 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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