# NTSB MKC79DCD19: Cessna 172, N8919B, Sioux Center, IA, May 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1979
- Place: Sioux Center, IA · SIOUX CENTER, IA
- Location: 43.0761° N, 96.1712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux Center, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0761&lon=-96.1712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCD19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0842  79/5/22    SIOUX CENTER,IA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 169
        TIME - 1245                    N8919B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIOUX CENTER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH SIOUX CITY,NE         SIOUX CENTER,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 25 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8919B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8919B-1998-10-06), registration cancelled 1998-10-06, S/N 36619 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sioux Center Muni

## 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 19790522008359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522008359A), May 22, 1979: Cessna 172, Sioux Center, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed airplane to balloon off runway during landing roll. Came back down sideways. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N8919B (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI98FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA165), May 17, 1998: Cessna 172 (N8919B), S. Sioux City, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate flying airspeed during the climbing left turn resulting in a stall condition. Contributing factors were the gusty, crosswind conditions, and the pilot's…

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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