# Accident 19780304004319A: Cessna 172E, Almont, MI, March 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1978
- Place: Almont, MI
- Airport: Almont
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.9208° N, 83.0435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Almont, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9208&lon=-83.0435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3063U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3063U) (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 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 586 total, 104 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780304004319A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78FEC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC22), Mar 4, 1978: Cessna 172E (N3063U), Almont, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3063U (1)

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

- [Accident 20090520008779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090520008779A), May 20, 2009: Cessna 172E (N3063U), Perryville, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Private pilot [privacy data omitted] and aircraft owner [privacy data omitted] topped the tanks of N3063U at harford county airport (OW3). They flew to…

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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