# Accident 19780211004809A: Cessna 172M, Carbondale, IL, February 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 37.7781° N, 89.2520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (MDH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7781&lon=-89.2520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12242, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12242-2019-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 306 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEV15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211004809A

## Narrative

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

AIRPORT FUEL TRUCK BACKED INTO EMPENNAGE.

## 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 CHI78DEV15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV15), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna 172M (N12242), Carbondale, IL, 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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