# Accident 19760421008689A: Cessna 172M, Alexandria, LA, April 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1976
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Airport: Chandler
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.3068° N, 92.6115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHANDLER (9LA6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3068&lon=-92.6115&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80327, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80327) (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: 333 total, 44 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760421008689A

## Narrative

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

MISTOOK PLOWED FLD FOR ARPT.

## 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 FTW76DRJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRJ22), Apr 21, 1976: Cessna 172M (N80327), Alexandria, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N80327 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920317008139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920317008139I), Mar 17, 1992: Cessna 172M (N80327), Phoenix, AZ. Smoke in cabin in flight. Returned to airport. Found burned rag on top of muffler.

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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