# NTSB FTW79FA107: Cessna 172N, N1944F, Lafayette, LA, September 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1979
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133645
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FA107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3084   79/9/8    LAFAYETTE,LA        CESSNA 172N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 125
        TIME - 2038                    N1944F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE REGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW IBERIA,LA               LAFAYETTE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
        REMARKS- METHAQUALONE FOUND IN PILOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1944F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1944F-1992-12-08), registration cancelled 1992-12-08, S/N 17273034 (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: Lafayette Regnl

## 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 19790908034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790908034499A), Sep 8, 1979: Cessna 172N, Lafayette, LA, Destroyed. Pilot crashed short of runway after declaring emergency. Doctor stated pilot had suicidal tendencies.

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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