# Accident 19780727022889A: Cessna 172E, Pewaukee, WI, July 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1978
- Place: Pewaukee, WI
- Airport: Capitol Drive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.0896° N, 88.1794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITOL DRIVE (02C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0896&lon=-88.1794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3845S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3845S-1978-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 75 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727022889A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI78FEP49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP49), Jul 27, 1978: Cessna 172E (N3845S), Pewaukee, WI, 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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