# Accident 19791208036139A: Cessna 172K, Bedford, MA, December 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1979, 11:22 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Hanscom
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79883, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79883-1981-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 44 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208036139A

## Narrative

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

WIND BLEW AIRCRAFT OVER DURING TAXI TO PARK. PILOT DEPARTED AND LANDED IN SEVERE SURFACE WIND CONDITION.

## 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 NYC80DNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNA05), Dec 8, 1979: Cessna 172K (N79883), Bedford, MA, 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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