# Accident 19791124035879A: Cessna 172, Prairie View, OK, November 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Prairie View, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N84907, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84907) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 5 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124035879A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS & HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HIT FENCE ON TAKEOFF FROM FARM FIELD. CONTINUED AIRBORNE, 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 FTW80FPJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ04), Nov 24, 1979: Cessna 172K (N84907), Norman, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84907 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740709021329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740709021329A), Jul 9, 1974: Cessna 172K (N84907), Strafford, MO, 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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