# Accident 19791206036039A: Cessna 172, Terrell, TX, December 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Terrell, TX
- Airport: Parker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7360° N, 96.2753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terrell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7360&lon=-96.2753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7912B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7912B-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206036039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE APPROACH TO LAND DOWNWIND. ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, HIT A TELEPHONE POLE.

## 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 FTW80FPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPA03), Dec 6, 1979: Cessna 172 (N7912B), Terrell, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7912B (1)

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

- [Accident 19801129073119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129073119A), Nov 29, 1980: Cessna 180 (N7912B), Knoxville, IA, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane on takeoff in gusty crosswind. Wind exceeded pilot's & aircraft's performance abilities.

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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