# Accident 19780803032411A: Cessna 172M, Oshkosh, WI, August 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1978
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Field
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 216 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803032411A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED ON TOP OF ANOTHER ACFT

## Other aircraft in the event

- N32002, Piper PA28151: [Accident 19780803032412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803032412A)

## 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 CHI78FEP56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP56), Aug 3, 1978: Cessna 172M (N172TC), Oshkosh, WI, minor 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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