# Accident 19780723037659A: Cessna 172D, Wilmar, MN, July 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1978
- Place: Wilmar, MN
- Airport: Wilmar Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Aircraft: N19951 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 67 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DER76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER76) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723037659A

## Narrative

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

IGNITION HARNESS,P/N77745 BREAKS DOWN WHEN ENGINE IS HOT.

## 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 MKC78DER76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER76), Jul 23, 1978: Cessna 172 (N19951), Wilmar, MN, 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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