# NTSB MIA79DLG23: Cessna 172, N21124, Laurens, SC, May 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1979
- Place: Laurens, SC · LAURENS, SC
- Location: 34.5027° N, 82.0214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurens, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5027&lon=-82.0214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1264  79/5/26    LAURENS,SC          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 196
        TIME - 1930                    N21124              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAURENS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STONE MOUNTAIN,GA           LAURENS,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21124](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21124), registered now, S/N 17263894, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laurens County

## 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 19790526010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526010009A), May 26, 1979: Cessna 172, Laurens, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing, veered off runway and turned over.

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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