# Accident 19780719022039A: Cessna 172D, Durham, AR, July 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1978
- Place: Durham, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 35.9495° N, 93.9805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durham, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9495&lon=-93.9805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7940G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7940G-2017-06-21) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,934 total, 16 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719022039A

## 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 FTW78FPG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG66), Jul 19, 1978: Cessna 172L (N7940G), Durham, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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