# Accident 19780309007959A: Cessna 172D, Memphis, MO, March 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1978
- Place: Memphis, MO
- Airport: Memphis Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.4472° N, 92.2269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEMPHIS MEML (03D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4472&lon=-92.2269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7592X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7592X-1980-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 190 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309007959A

## 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 MKC78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA026), Mar 9, 1978: Cessna 172 (N7592X), Memphis, MO, 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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