# Accident 19791208056929A: Cessna 305A, 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: N13025, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13025-1981-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 305A (registry code 2074002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,882 total, 8 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208056929A

## 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.

## 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 FTW80DRG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG14), Dec 8, 1979: Cessna 305 (N13025), Fort Hood, TX, 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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