# Accident 19780308013039A: Cessna 172L, Thief Riv Fall, MN, March 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1978
- Place: Thief Riv Fall, MN
- Airport: Thief River Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 48.0657° N, 96.1850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THIEF RIVER FALLS RGNL (TVF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0657&lon=-96.1850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3889Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3889Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FER33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308013039A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 25K.

## 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 MKC78FER33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER33), Mar 8, 1978: Cessna 172 (N3889Q), Thief Riv Fall, MN, destroyed

## Other reports on N3889Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20050403004809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050403004809A), Apr 3, 2005: Cessna 172L (N3889Q), Stephenville, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On Sunday April 3, 2005 at approximately 12:45 CDT departed mckinney after obtaining ASOS for mckinney, and filing a VFR flight plan to Stephenville…

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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