# Accident 19760503018089A: Cessna 172H, CA, May 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1976
- Place: CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Aircraft: N2718L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2718L-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 112 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503018089A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2718L (1)

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

- [Accident 19931106042252A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931106042252A), Nov 6, 1993: Cessna 172H (N2718L), Half Moon Bay, CA, Substantial damage. Flight of two entered pattern. NR1 got news via radio of temp tower. NR2 no radio landed active runway, hit plane.

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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