# Accident 19760428008999A: Cessna 172F, Lehighton, PA, April 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1976
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.8277° N, 75.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lehighton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8277&lon=-75.7165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8893U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8893U-1976-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,491 total, 277 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760428008999A

## Narrative

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

LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLT.

## 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 NYC76FHA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA27), Apr 28, 1976: Cessna 172F (N8893U), Lehighton, PA, 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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