# Accident 19780805022439A: Waco YKC, Corning, IA, August 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1978
- Place: Corning, IA
- Airport: Corning Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.9941° N, 94.7550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORNING MUNI (CRZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9941&lon=-94.7550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83008 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WACO YKC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 49 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780805022439A

## 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 MKC78DCD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD42), Aug 5, 1978: Aeronca 7AC (N83008), Corning, IA, 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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