# Accident 19780402005319A: Cessna 172L, Falcon, CO, April 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1978
- Place: Falcon, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 38.9428° N, 104.5699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOW LAKE (FLY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9428&lon=-104.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4376Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4376Q) (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: 137 total, 37 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780402005319A

## Narrative

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

DA APPROX 9200FT.

## 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 DEN78DTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE44), Apr 2, 1978: Cessna 172L (N4376Q), Falcon, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4376Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20210131003299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210131003299A), Jan 31, 2021: Cessna 172L (N4376Q), Silt, CO, Destroyed. Aircraft struck power line at around 100 ft off of ground. Struck vertical and sheared 2 feet off of rudder. Aircraft had no controls and crashed .
- [Incident 19790620016089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620016089I), Jun 20, 1979: Cessna 172 (N4376Q), Koosharem, UT, Minor damage. After a precautionary landing, pilot attempted to taxi across soft field to a road for takeoff. Prop was damaged

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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