# Accident 19760418008649A: Cessna 172C, Orchard, IA, April 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1976
- Place: Orchard, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.2275° N, 92.7759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orchard, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2275&lon=-92.7759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8440X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8440X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 96 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760418008649A

## Narrative

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

VALVE ROCKER ARM FAILED.2HRS SINCE ENG OVERHAUL.

## 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 MKC76FCD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD39), Apr 18, 1976: Cessna 172C (N8440X), Orchard, IA, 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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