# Accident 19791226036189A: Cessna 172N, Denton, TX, December 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2148° N, 97.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2148&lon=-97.1331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75510, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75510-2007-04-06) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 7 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226036189A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG. ENTERED CLOSED RWY & TAXIWAY AREA. WING HIT BULLDOZER. VEERED OFF TAXIWAY.

## 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 FTW80DPD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPD08), Dec 26, 1979: Cessna 172 (N75510), Denton, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75510 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20031021032429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031021032429A), Oct 21, 2003: Cessna 172N (N75510), Olive Branch, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Student pilot was taking off to the south on runway 18. A witness stated at approximately 0920, AWOS reported winds 270 @ 8 g 14. The student pilot was…
- [Incident 19960119001819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960119001819I), Jan 19, 1996: Cessna 172N (N75510), Memphis, TN. Narrative: during routine traffic surveillance @ 1500 ft. pilot noticed rapping noise from engine, then headed back toward olive branch apt. (In contact with…

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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