# Accident 19791227037289A: Cessna 172, Grass Valley, CA, December 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1979, 22:20 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2241° N, 121.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEVADA COUNTY (GOO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2241&lon=-121.0025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5552R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791227037289A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF ACFT ON NIGHT CROSSWIND LANDING. VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 LAX80DVG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG11), Dec 27, 1979: Cessna 172RG (N5552R), Grass Valley, 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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