# Accident 19780411008339A: Cessna 172M, Kokomo, IN, April 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1978
- Place: Kokomo, IN
- Airport: Kokomo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.5277° N, 86.0597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KOKOMO MUNI (OKK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5277&lon=-86.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9638H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9638H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 13 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEX12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780411008339A

## Narrative

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

GUSTS TO 25KTS.

## 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 CHI78DEX12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX12), Apr 11, 1978: Cessna 172 (N9638H), Kokomo, IN, 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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