# Accident 19761204041812A: Cessna 172D, Grand View, NY, December 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1976
- Place: Grand View, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N75604, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75604-1977-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 536 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204041812A

## Narrative

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

SMALL SECTION OF R WING,FWD OF R AILERON,DISCLOSED HALF MOON SHAPE INDENTATION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N59825, Piper PA31350: [Accident 19761204041811A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204041811A)

## 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 NYC77FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA018), Dec 4, 1976: Cessna 172N (N75604), Grand View, NY, destroyed, 5 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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