# Accident 19790914028489A: Cessna 175, Albuquerque, NM, September 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7173M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7173M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 573 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790914028489A

## Narrative

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

ATC ADVISED PILOT OF LIGHT AIRCRAFT TO TAXI BEHIND & DOWNWIND OF DEPARTING JET. LIGHT AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 DEN79FQA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA52), Sep 14, 1979: Cessna 175 (N7173M), Albuquerque, NM, 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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