# Accident 19760418009619A: Cessna 172F, Belmont, KS, April 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1976
- Place: Belmont, KS
- Airport: Farm Road
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N8646U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8646U-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCQ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760418009619A

## 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 MKC76DCQ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ45), Apr 18, 1976: Cessna 172F (N8646U), Belmont, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8646U (1)

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

- [Accident 20140530008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140530008929A), May 30, 2014: Cessna 172F (N8646U), Nenana, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was flying low when he ran out of fuel in left hand tank. Unable to switch to right tank before impacting the ground.

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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