# Accident 19760816038669A: Cessna 172H, Mandan, ND, August 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1976
- Place: Mandan, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 46.8295° N, 100.8871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mandan, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8295&lon=-100.8871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3783F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3783F-1977-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76AK077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760816038669A

## Narrative

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

PLT ASKED FOR LOCAL WX ONLY.FLT OVR UNLIT TERRAIN,SKY OVERCAST.RCVRD 8/17/76.

## 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 MKC76AK077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK077), Aug 16, 1976: Cessna 172 (N3783F), Mandan, ND, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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