# Accident 19791211033899A: Cessna 172, Collierville, TN, December 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1979, 15:35 local time
- Place: Collierville, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0420° N, 89.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collierville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0420&lon=-89.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1184U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,010 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FLT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLT03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791211033899A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. HIT HAY BALES STORED ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. FACTORS: WIND AND OBSTRUCTED RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD80FLT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLT03), Dec 11, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1184U), Collierville, TN, 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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