# Accident 19780318006299A: Cessna 152, Alta, WY, March 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1978
- Place: Alta, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 43.7736° N, 111.0313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alta, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7736&lon=-111.0313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25435, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25435-2009-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 16 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318006299A

## 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 DEN78FTC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC17), Mar 18, 1978: Cessna 172 (N25435), Alta, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N25435 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790810030119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810030119I), Aug 10, 1979: Cessna 337 (N25435), Westfield, MA, Minor damage. Odor of smoke and smell of burning insulation in cockpit. After landing found odor from nr 1 comm radio.

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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