# Accident 19780709017329A: Cessna 172D, Largo, MD, July 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1978
- Place: Largo, MD
- Airport: Freeway
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.9414° N, 76.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FREEWAY (W00), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9414&lon=-76.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738RB-1982-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 18 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FIG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780709017329A

## 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 IAD78FIG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG12), Jul 9, 1978: Cessna 172 (N738RB), Largo, MD, 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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