# NTSB FTW79FPD08: Cessna 172, N34EB, Fort Worth, TX, February 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1979
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0039  79/2/11    FORT WORTH,TX       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 165
        TIME - 0800                    N34EB               PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .29%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34EB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34EB-1981-05-05), registration cancelled 1981-05-05, S/N 17267011, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790211002749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211002749A), Feb 11, 1979: Cessna 172M, Fort Worth, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft struck trees after flying low over golf course. Pilot under influence of alcohol.

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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