# Accident 19780404006979A: Cessna 172M, Kayenta, AZ, April 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1978
- Place: Kayenta, AZ
- Airport: Kayenta,Az
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.7173° N, 110.2604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kayenta, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7173&lon=-110.2604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9468H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9468H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 668 total, 668 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780404006979A

## Narrative

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

GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS.CHANGABLE WIND DIRECTION.

## 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 LAX78DUJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ44), Apr 4, 1978: Cessna 172 (N9468H), Kayenta, AZ, 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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