# Accident 19761125037809A: Cessna 172, Mathias, WV, November 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1976
- Place: Mathias, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.8779° N, 78.8661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mathias, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-78.8661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3982F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 259 total, 226 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FIG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761125037809A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON PVT FARM FLD

## 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 IAD77FIG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG07), Nov 25, 1976: Cessna 172 (N3982F), Mathias, WV, 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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