19791001029409A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Gainesville, TX · October 1, 1979

Date
October 1, 1979
Place
Gainesville, TX
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4739B
NTSB investigation
NTSBUNK80X0100
Reported as
Cessna 152
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
23 total23 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft departed after midnight. Found at 0930 the following day. No witnesses. Factors;unskilled at night flight alcohol

As the FAA filed it

ACFT DEPARTED AFTER MIDNIGHT.FOUND AT 0930 THE FOLLOWING DAY.NO WITNESSES.FACTORS;UNSKILLED AT NIGHT FLIGHT ALCOHOL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.