# Accident 19780202002489A: Cessna 172D, Clearfield, PA, February 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1978
- Place: Clearfield, PA
- Airport: Cearfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.0215° N, 78.4394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0215&lon=-78.4394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73892, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73892) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 121 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780202002489A

## 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 NYC78FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM16), Feb 2, 1978: Cessna 172 (N73892), Clearfield, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73892 (3)

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

- [Accident 20011213036419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011213036419A), Dec 13, 2001: Cessna 172N (N73892), Denver, CO, No damage. (-23) According to the pilot, he was making his third practice touch and go landing. He felt the wind shift slightly as he turned from base leg to final…
- [Incident 19990726024999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726024999I), Jul 26, 1999: Cessna 172N (N73892), Denver, CO. During a local flight from the Centennial Airport (apa) the solo student pilot was completing a landing roll on runway 35L, and momemtarily ran off the right…
- [Incident 19970827028449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970827028449I), Aug 27, 1997: Cessna 172N (N73892), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: while landing on runway 19L, and after touch down, the aircraft veered to the right proceeding off the runway and into a grass infield area. The…

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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