# Accident 19780604013391A: Cessna 172D, Plymouth, MA, June 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.9088° N, 70.7276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLYMOUTH MUNI (PYM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9088&lon=-70.7276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7818U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7818U-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (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: 1,300 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604013391A

## Narrative

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

TRAFFIC PATTERN ALT 1150 FT, ACFT DOWNWIND ALT 1100 FT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N19708, Cessna 177B: [Accident 19780604013392A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604013392A)

## 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 NYC78FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA28), Jun 4, 1978: Cessna 172 (N7818U), Plymouth, MA, 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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