# Accident 19780629019049A: Cessna 172K, Aulander, NC, June 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1978
- Place: Aulander, NC
- Airport: Tri-County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.2280° N, 77.1136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aulander, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2280&lon=-77.1136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46494, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46494-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 56 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629019049A

## Narrative

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

PLT SEAT SLID AFT ON TRACKS DRG TKOF RUN.PLT UNABLE TO REACH PEDAEAT TRACK STOP MISLOCATED.

## 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 IAD78FLJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ16), Jun 29, 1978: Cessna 172 (N46494), Aulander, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N46494 (2)

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

- [Accident 19850427015679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427015679A), Apr 27, 1985: Cessna 172K (N46494), Sharpes, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit and after dropping banner, aircraft nosed over in sandy field. Fuel venting problem.
- [Accident 19740918031479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740918031479A), Sep 18, 1974: Cessna 172K (N46494), Indian Trail, NC, Substantial damage. Telephone and power lines,ip atmtd go under wires. Hit telephone line blo wires.

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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