# Accident 19780123010759A: Cessna 172D, Crookston, MN, January 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1978
- Place: Crookston, MN
- Airport: Crookston,Mn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.7747° N, 96.6064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crookston, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7747&lon=-96.6064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73946, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73946) (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: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DER25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780123010759A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC78DER25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER25), Jan 23, 1978: Cessna 172N (N73946), Crookston, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73946 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220808014279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220808014279I), Aug 8, 2022: Cessna 172N (N73946), Gulfport, MS, No damage. Student flew the aircraft the night before left the master switch on resulting in a dead battery. The next morning (08-08-22)CFI had morning flight with a…

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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