# Accident 19780226004279A: Cessna 172M, Pinedale, WY, February 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1978
- Place: Pinedale, WY
- Airport: Ralph Wenz Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.7974° N, 109.8110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALPH WENZ FLD (PNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7974&lon=-109.8110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13604, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13604) (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: 400 total, 140 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTC13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780226004279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LET AIRCRAFT DESCEND INTO GROUND IN SNOW SHOWER.

## 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 DEN78FTC13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC13), Feb 26, 1978: Cessna 172N (N13604), Pinedale, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13604 (1)

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

- [Accident 19771128038059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771128038059A), Nov 28, 1977: Cessna 172M (N13604), Pinedale, WY, Substantial damage. Peak gusts 18 KTS.

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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