# Accident 19780711018049A: Cessna 172D, Riggins, ID, July 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1978
- Place: Riggins, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.4206° N, 116.3176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riggins, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4206&lon=-116.3176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73819, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73819) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (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: 3,554 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711018049A

## Narrative

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

LND ON BLOCKED OFF HIWAY. TERRAIN PRECLUDED GO AROUND. HIT PARKED.

## 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 SEA78DYP38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP38), Jul 11, 1978: Cessna 172 (N73819), Riggins, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73819 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780310014639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310014639I), Mar 10, 1978: Cessna 172 (N73819), Spokane, WA. Pilot detected a clicking noise. Engine lost oil pressure. Then siezed.

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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