# NTSB FTW77DQD29: Cessna 172, N79047, Alpine, TX, September 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1977
- Place: Alpine, TX · ALPINE, TX
- Location: 30.3639° N, 103.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3639&lon=-103.6645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DQD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQD29

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2203  77/9/21  NR.ALPINE,TX          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1948                    N79047              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 55, 13420 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1600 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ALPINE,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS AND TURBL TO EXTENT THAT FLIGHT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79047](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79047-1977-11-01), registration cancelled 1977-11-01, S/N 17257840 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: John Bullock

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770921028099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921028099A), Sep 21, 1977: Cessna 172K, Alpine, TX, Destroyed. Acft encountered downdrafts and turbl to extent that flight could not be maintained

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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