# Accident 19760415013949A: Cessna 207, Vero Beach, FL, April 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1976
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1578U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1578U-2014-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 425 in this make and model, 425 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DLD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760415013949A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA76DLD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD53), Apr 15, 1976: Cessna 207 (N1578U), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N1578U (1)

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

- [Accident 19760814026119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760814026119A), Aug 14, 1976: Cessna 207A (N1578U), HI, 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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