# Accident 19780302002769A: Cessna 172D, Thedford, NE, March 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1978
- Place: Thedford, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 41.9792° N, 100.5747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thedford, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9792&lon=-100.5747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79445, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79445) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (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: 3,053 total, 3,018 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780302002769A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 40.

## 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 MKC78DCJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ11), Mar 2, 1978: Cessna 172 (N79445), Thedford, NE, 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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