# Accident 19780308002799A: Cessna 172M, El Paso, TX, March 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1978
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1440U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1440U-2013-06-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 391 total, 84 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FQD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308002799A

## Narrative

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

INST ALLOWED STU PLT TO DESCEND TO LOW ON PRACTICE FORCED LANDING

## 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 FTW78FQD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQD13), Mar 8, 1978: Cessna 172M (N1440U), El Paso, TX, 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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