# Accident 19791212040619A: Cessna 441, Los Angeles, CA, December 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1979, 19:20 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26226, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26226-1990-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,263 total, 10 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791212040619A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED PROP REVERSING TO SLOW AIRCRAFT. NO DEFECTS IN EQUIPMENT.

## 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 LAX80FUD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUD03), Dec 12, 1979: Cessna 441 (N26226), Los Angeles, CA, 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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