# Accident 19780703017201A: Cessna 172D, Empire, LA, July 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1978
- Place: Empire, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 29.4452° N, 89.6144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Empire, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4452&lon=-89.6144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7268Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7268Q-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,400 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780703017201A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING ABOVE N734FF AND WAITING TO OBSERVE FISHING BOATS CATCH.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N734FF, Cessna 172D: [Accident 19780703017202A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780703017202A)

## 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 FTW78DRD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD43), Jul 3, 1978: Cessna 172 (N7268Q), Empire, LA, 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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