# Accident 19780221002079A: Cessna 172D, Aberdeen, SD, February 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1978
- Place: Aberdeen, SD
- Airport: Aberdeen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 45.4468° N, 98.4224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABERDEEN RGNL (ABR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4468&lon=-98.4224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733FS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733FS) (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: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DTK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780221002079A

## Narrative

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

LNDD NOSE WHEEL FIRST.

## 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 MKC78DTK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK09), Feb 21, 1978: Cessna 172 (N733FS), Aberdeen, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N733FS (1)

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

- [Incident 19910719035409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910719035409I), Jul 19, 1991: Cessna 172N (N733FS), Valley City, ND, Minor damage. Struck a powerline 30 feet above ground while flying over a wheat field.

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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