# Accident 19820109000779A: Cessna 172, Fruitvale, TX, January 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1982, 17:15 local time
- Place: Fruitvale, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6790° N, 95.7992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6790&lon=-95.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7355A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7355A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 46 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820109000779A

## Narrative

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

BLINDED BY SETTING SUN ON FINAL, STRUCK A FENCE NEAR APPROACH END OF 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 FTW82DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA039), Jan 9, 1982: Cessna 172 (N7355A), Fruit Vale, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7355A (1)

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

- [Accident 19791208035359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791208035359A), Dec 8, 1979: Cessna 175 (N7355A), Huntington Beac, CA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on climb-out. Landed in soft field off end of runway. Nose over, no engine defects found.

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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