# Accident 19780413023279A: Cessna 172D, Middleton, WI, April 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1978
- Place: Middleton, WI
- Airport: Morey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 43.1070° N, 89.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1070&lon=-89.5063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73362, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73362) (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 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,296 total, 348 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEP31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780413023279A

## 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 CHI78DEP31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEP31), Apr 13, 1978: Cessna 172 (N73362), Middleton, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73362 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800517014309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517014309A), May 17, 1980: Cessna 172M (N73362), Ixonia, WI, Substantial damage. Failed to check weather prior to departure. Continued into area of low ceiling &visibility. Crash-landed on a road.

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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