# Accident 19780416007809A: Cessna 172D, Medford, OR, April 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1978
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Beagle Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.5390° N, 122.9039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAGLE SKY RANCH (OR96), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5390&lon=-122.9039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2434Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,117 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYK14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416007809A

## Narrative

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

ONE WAY STRIP DUE OBSTRUCTIONS. GUSTING TO 20K.

## 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 SEA78DYK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYK14), Apr 16, 1978: Cessna 172 (N2434Y), Medford, OR, 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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