# Accident 19791208000179A: Cessna 305, Ft Hood, TX, December 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1979, 10:15 local time
- Place: Ft Hood, TX
- Airport: Robert Gray
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1357° N, 97.7833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Hood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1357&lon=-97.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13205, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,882 total, 8 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208000179A

## Narrative

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

MADE WHEEL LANDING WITH TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE. LOST CONTROL. GROUND LOOPED. CFI FAILED TO DEMONSTRATE MANEUVER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N13205 (3)

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

- [Incident 20200324000969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200324000969I), Mar 24, 2020: Cessna 172M (N13205), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Statement given by the pilot in command: I arrived at the airport with the intent of taking some friends on a flight to knick glacier. When I arrived, I did a…
- [Accident 19950609017839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950609017839A), Jun 9, 1995: Cessna 172M (N13205), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control trying to depart rough grass strip. Veered off runway into small trees brush and a ditch.
- [Incident 19890729050699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729050699I), Jul 29, 1989: Cessna 172M (N13205), Kenai, AK. Engine began to run rough. Diverted to Kenai. Found NR3 cylinder exhaust valve broke.

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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