# NTSB FTW79FA029: Cessna 172N, N75819, Ada, OK, December 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1978
- Place: Ada, OK · ADA, OK
- Location: 34.7679° N, 96.6691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ada, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7679&lon=-96.6691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4319  78/12/20   ADA,OK              CESSNA 172N         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 113
        TIME - 0300                    N75819              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADA MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STILLWATER,OK               ARLINGTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      64
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER RPTD CLIMBING THRU 2500FT.FULL NOSE-UP TRIM.PIC BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 183MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75819](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75819-1979-08-02), registration cancelled 1979-08-02, S/N 17267976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ada Municipal

## 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 19781220045089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781220045089A), Dec 20, 1978: Cessna 172D, Ada, OK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Crashed shortly after rptd climbing thru 2500FT.full nose-up trim blood alcohol lvl 183MG .

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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