# NTSB FTW80FA011: Cessna 172M, N21479, Sugarland, TX, November 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1979
- Place: Sugarland, TX · SUGARLAND, TX
- Location: 29.6197° N, 95.6349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Land, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6197&lon=-95.6349&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3110  79/11/11   SUGARLAND,TX        CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 150
        TIME - 1815                    N21479              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TX                  SUGARLAND,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LINES & POLE BETWEEN DESTN ARPT & PLACE OF BUSINESS.PLTS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .069%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21479](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21479-1993-04-22), registration cancelled 1993-04-22, S/N 17263955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hull

## 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 19791111033959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111033959A), Nov 11, 1979: Cessna 172M, Sugarland, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Evidence indicates pilot was engaged in buzzing place of employment. Hit wires. Alcohol involved.

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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