# NTSB FTW71DPJ19: Cessna 172, N79444, Oklahoma Cty, OK, September 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1970
- Place: Oklahoma Cty, OK · OKLAHOMA CTY, OK
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DPJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3869  70/9/29    OKLAHOMA CTY,OKLA   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N79444              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CTY,OKLA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR TRIM INDICATOR SYSTEM
        REMARKS- TRIM CTL WHEEL MOVED ELEV TRIM,BUT DID NOT CHANGE PSN OF INDICATOR.FULL NOSE DOWN TRIM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79444](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79444-1995-04-24), registration cancelled 1995-04-24, S/N 17258093 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown Airpark

## Other investigations on N79444 (2)

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 SEA94FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA225), Aug 26, 1994: Cessna 172K (N79444), Laramie, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN. DOWNDRAFT WIND ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE RIDGELINE WAS A FACTOR.
- [NTSB FTW76FRJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ18), Mar 10, 1976: Cessna 172K (N79444), Hughes Springs, TX, substantial damage

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.

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