# Accident 19780307024179A: Cessna 172M, Griffing, GA, March 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1978
- Place: Griffing, GA
- Airport: Bear Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N13304, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13304-2009-06-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,072 total, 572 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307024179A

## Narrative

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

PERSON ON LF SEAT WAS A NONCERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT.PLT BLOOD AOL LEVEL 0.18

## 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 MIA78FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA051), Mar 7, 1978: Cessna 172M (N13304), Griffing, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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