# NTSB UNK80X0100: Cessna 152, N4739B, Gainesville, TX, October 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1979
- Place: Gainesville, TX · GAINESVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.6386° N, 97.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6386&lon=-97.1484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK80X0100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK80X0100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2103   79/10/1   GAINESVILLE,TX      CESSNA 152          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4739B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- TISSUE FLUID ETHYL ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.124%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4739B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4739B-1982-12-10), registration cancelled 1982-12-10, S/N 15283610, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (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 19791001029409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001029409A), Oct 1, 1979: Cessna 152, Gainesville, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft departed after midnight. Found at 0930 the following day. No witnesses. Factors;unskilled at night flight 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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