# Accident 19760611016539A: Cessna 172G, Gary, IN, June 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1976
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Gary Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3830L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3830L-2011-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FET39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760611016539A

## Narrative

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

RWY SWITCHED TO 02 DUE WIND SHIFT.PLT DID NOT FOLLOW CTLRS INSTS LNDD RWY 20.WIND 12K.

## 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 CHI76FET39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET39), Jun 11, 1976: Cessna 172 (N3830L), Gary, IN, 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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