# Accident 19780323005829A: Cessna 172D, Augusta, GA, March 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1978
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736QV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736QV-2020-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780323005829A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OVERWEIGHT BY 115LBS.

## 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 MIA78FKG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG28), Mar 23, 1978: Cessna R172K (N736QV), Augusta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N736QV (1)

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

- [Accident 20190125000349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190125000349A), Jan 25, 2019: Cessna R172K (N736QV), Troutdale, OR, Substantial damage. The student pilot executed three touch and goes with instructor on board. The instructor exited aircraft for the students 3rd solo. The student pilot executed…

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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