# Accident 19780529019819A: Cessna 172D, Sparrevohn Sfo, AK, May 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1978
- Place: Sparrevohn Sfo, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N8524U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8524U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAG83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG83) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529019819A

## 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 ANC78DAG83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG83), May 29, 1978: Cessna 172 (N8524U), Sparrevohn Sfo, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8524U (1)

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

- [Incident 20170302004309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170302004309I), Mar 2, 2017: Cessna 172F (N8524U), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Due to the low air temperature of 14 degrees f, the pilot preheated the aircraft for several hours until the EGT read 85 degrees f. he sampled the fuel tanks…

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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