# Accident 19900629022789A: Cessna 172N, Fort Worth, TX, June 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1990, 19:31 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7503° N, 97.3298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7503&lon=-97.3298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179FR-1992-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 9 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900629022789A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART WITH FULL FLAPS. UNABLE TO CLIMB,STRUCK TREES AND POWERLINE.

## 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 FTW90FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA126), Jun 30, 1990: Cessna C172 (N179FR), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PUBLISHED PROCEDURES WHEN HE ELECTED TO TAKE-OFF WITH FULL FLAPS.

## Other reports on N179FR (2)

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

- [Accident 19870913051639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870913051639A), Sep 13, 1987: Cessna 172N (N179FR), Edmond, OK, Substantial damage. Impacted the runway during landing roll. Nosed over. Nose wheel came off. Suspect nose wheel axle bolt stressed.
- [Incident 19860512023299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512023299I), May 12, 1986: Cessna 172N (N179FR), Norman, OK, Minor damage. Solo student landed hard and porpoised. Damage to propeller blade tip and firewall.

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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