# Accident 19780402006969A: Cessna 172D, Wichita Falls, TX, April 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1978
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 33.8606° N, 98.4904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KICKAPOO DOWNTOWN (CWC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8606&lon=-98.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70390 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 6 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780402006969A

## 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 FTW78DPD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPD13), Apr 2, 1978: Cessna 172 (N70390), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage

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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