# Accident 19790919028409A: Cessna 172K, El Reno, OK, September 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1979, 14:40 local time
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Airport: El Reno
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4727° N, 98.0058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL RENO RGNL (RQO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4727&lon=-98.0058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4634K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4634K-2014-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,519 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ38-133393) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919028409A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON SHORT GRASS STRIP. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY SIDEWAYS INTO AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 FTW79DPJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPJ38-133393), Sep 19, 1979: Cessna R172K (N4634K), El Reno, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4634K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770127010811A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770127010811A), Jan 27, 1977: Cessna R172K (N4634K), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Acft taxied to approach end of rwy without clearance.

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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