# Accident 19791018031939A: Cessna 172M, Interlacken, FL, October 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Interlacken, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N21524, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21524-1982-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791018031939A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM PASTURE WITH HIGH GRASS, ROUGH GROUND. HIT TREES AT DEPARTURE END.

## 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 MIA80FLA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLA03), Oct 18, 1979: Cessna 172M (N21524), Interlachen, FL, 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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