# Accident 19780429008999A: Cessna 172L, Bismarck, MO, April 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1978
- Place: Bismarck, MO
- Airport: Bismarck Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.7588° N, 90.6168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISMARCK MEML (H57), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7588&lon=-90.6168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3980Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3980Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429008999A

## 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 MKC78DCA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA20), Apr 29, 1978: Cessna 172 (N3980Q), Bismarck, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3980Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19870703032149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703032149A), Jul 3, 1987: Cessna 172L (N3980Q), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control during landing flare and ran off the runway damaging the left wing. Excessive wind for a student pilot

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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