# Accident 19780406005979A: Cessna 172G, Imperial, TX, April 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1978
- Place: Imperial, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.2668° N, 102.6947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imperial, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2668&lon=-102.6947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3908L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3908L-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 83 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DQD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406005979A

## 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 FTW78DQD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQD16), Apr 6, 1978: Cessna 172G (N3908L), Imperial, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3908L (1)

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

- [Accident 19971128035849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971128035849A), Nov 28, 1997: Cessna 172G (N3908L), Hazel Green, AL, Substantial damage. On November 28, 1997, about 1520 central standard time, a Cessna 172G, N3908L, registered to a private individual, operating a a 14 CFR 91 personal flight,…

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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