# Accident 19780514014499A: Cessna 172D, Labelle, FL, May 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1978
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 26.7209° N, 81.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaBelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7209&lon=-81.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738VF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738VF-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 5 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKT52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780514014499A

## 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 MIA78FKT52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT52), May 14, 1978: Cessna 172N (N738VF), Labelle, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N738VF (1)

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

- [Accident 19810717042589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042589A), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 172N (N738VF), Sebastian Inlet, FL, Substantial damage. Encountered near zero visibility in area of thunderstorms. Nosed over landing on a beach.

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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