# NTSB IAD79FLJ08: Cessna 172M, N64341, Columbia, NC, March 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1979
- Place: Columbia, NC · COLUMBIA, NC
- Location: 35.9234° N, 76.2406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9234&lon=-76.2406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FLJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0361  79/3/22    COLUMBIA,NC         CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 142
        TIME - 1530                    N64341              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,NC                 ELIZABETH CITY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      61
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
            8                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TKOF FM ROAD.ENCTRD XWIND GUST AFTER TKOF,DRIFTED INTO TREES ADJACENT TO RD.NO OBST OTR DIRECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64341](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64341-1992-07-08), registration cancelled 1992-07-08, S/N 17265179 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19790322005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790322005059A), Mar 22, 1979: Cessna 172M, Columbia, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed dirt road, drifted. Caught wing in nearby bordering trees.

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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