# Accident 19760210003409A: Cessna 172D, Lexington, KY, February 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1976
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2765U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2765U-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,259 total, 530 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760210003409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LNDD IN A MALL PARKING LOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD76FLQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ13), Feb 10, 1976: Cessna 172D (N2765U), Lexington, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2765U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851001048369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851001048369A), Oct 1, 1985: Cessna 172D (N2765U), Chapel Hill, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Retracted flaps and maintained nose high attitude during climbout. Struck trees, powerlines, impacted ground.
- [Incident 19790416023069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790416023069I), Apr 16, 1979: Cessna 172 (N2765U), Williamston, NC, Minor damage. Deer ran into the airplane during landing roll. Minor damage to horizonal stabilizer.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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