# Accident 19780304004309A: Cessna 172D, Lula, GA, March 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1978
- Place: Lula, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Location: 34.3981° N, 83.6619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lula, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3981&lon=-83.6619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3788S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3788S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780304004309A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED FORCED LANDING,ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND,PILOT LANDED INGH PASTURE.

## 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 MIA78FKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG24), Mar 4, 1978: Cessna 172E (N3788S), Lula, GA, 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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