# Accident 19791107031689A: Cessna 172, Kamay, TX, November 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Kamay, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8579° N, 98.8081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kamay, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8579&lon=-98.8081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737HE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737HE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 63 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791107031689A

## Narrative

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

SIGHTSEEING FLT AT A NEAR SURFACE ALTITUDE IN OPEN RANGE LAND. ACFT HIT GUYWIRE OR POWER LINE. LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 FTW80DPD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD04), Nov 7, 1979: Cessna 172 (N737HE), Wichita Falls, TX, 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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