# Accident 19780610015309A: Cessna 172H, Hopeville, WV, June 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1978
- Place: Hopeville, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.9673° N, 79.2867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopeville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9673&lon=-79.2867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2689L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2689L-1980-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,325 total, 1,326 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FIJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780610015309A

## 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 IAD78FIJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIJ14), Jun 10, 1978: Cessna 172 (N2689L), Hopeville, WV, destroyed

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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