# Accident 19780307006819A: Cessna 172G, Plain City, OH, March 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1978
- Place: Plain City, OH
- Airport: Troyer Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.1085° N, 83.2690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plain City, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1085&lon=-83.2690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4202L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4202L-1987-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 336 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307006819A

## 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 CHI78FEK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK10), Mar 7, 1978: Cessna 172G (N4202L), Plain City, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4202L (1)

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

- [Accident 19850728034129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728034129A), Jul 28, 1985: Cessna 172G (N4202L), Plain City, OH, Destroyed. Engine quit after takeoff. Aircraft stalled and struck trees and ground. Auto and aviation fuel exhausted. No STC.

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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