# Accident 19760926030639A: Cessna 172G, Landrum, SC, September 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Landrum, SC
- Airport: Fairview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.1573° N, 82.1238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRVIEW (33A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1573&lon=-82.1238&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5895R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5895R) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 503 total, 56 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DLG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926030639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING FLAPS.ALTERNATOR FAILED AND BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED.

## 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 MIA76DLG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLG54), Sep 26, 1976: Cessna 172 (N5895R), Landrum, SC, 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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