# Accident 19791215036119A: Cessna 172N, Sharon Springs, NY, December 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1979, 21:00 local time
- Place: Sharon Springs, NY
- Airport: Sharon Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7930° N, 74.6128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sharon Springs, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7930&lon=-74.6128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739GE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739GE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 102 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215036119A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED NIGHT TAKEOFF ON SNOW-COVERED, UNLIT RUNWAY. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.VEERED OFF 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 NYC80FFA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA07), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna 172 (N739GE), Sharon Springs, NY, 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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