# Accident 19791111033959A: Cessna 172M, Sugarland, TX, November 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Sugarland, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6197° N, 95.6349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Land, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6197&lon=-95.6349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21479, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21479-1993-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111033959A

## Narrative

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

EVIDENCE INDICATES PILOT WAS ENGAGED IN BUZZING PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. HIT WIRES. ALCOHOL INVOLVED.

## 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 FTW80FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA011), Nov 11, 1979: Cessna 172M (N21479), Sugarland, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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