# Accident 19791119034709A: Cessna 172N, Titusville, FL, November 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1979, 03:30 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7338E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7338E-1983-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791119034709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLYING AT TREE-TOP LEVEL AT NIGHT. CRASHED INTO RIVER. CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE. EXAM SHOWED ENGINE OKAY.

## 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 MIA80FLD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD12), Nov 19, 1979: Cessna 172 (N7338E), Titusville, 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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