# Incident 19780414012499I: Cessna 172, Ft Worth, TX, April 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1978, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Sycamore
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7480T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7480T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780414012499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISTOOK ROAD FOR RUNWAY AND LANDED,NOSE WHEEL STRUCK CURBING.

## Other reports on N7480T (1)

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

- [Accident 19730412007989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730412007989A), Apr 12, 1973: Cessna 172A (N7480T), Ft.Smith, AR, Substantial damage. Plt overflew an arpt in attempt to reach dest. In air 3HRS 45MIN since refuel.

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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