# Accident 19760404007409A: Cessna 172M, Spencer, TN, April 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1976
- Place: Spencer, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.7392° N, 85.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7392&lon=-85.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5063H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5063H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FKW26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404007409A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON UPHILL GRADE,PROP DUG IN.FLT ENCTRD BKN CLDS AND LITE RAIN.

## 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 IAD76FKW26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW26), Apr 4, 1976: Cessna 172 (N5063H), Spencer, TN, substantial damage

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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