# Accident 19780712018679A: Cessna 172M, Gloucester, VA, July 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1978
- Place: Gloucester, VA
- Airport: Gloucester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 37.4138° N, 76.5255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gloucester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-76.5255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N411LB-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 42 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FID13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780712018679A

## 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 IAD78FID13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID13), Jul 12, 1978: Cessna 172M (N411LB), Gloucester, VA, 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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