# Accident 19780815032939A: Cessna 172D, Eugene, OR, August 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1978
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 44.0521° N, 123.0868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eugene, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0521&lon=-123.0868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736XU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736XU-1982-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 26 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815032939A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 8/17/78.

## 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 SEA78FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA056), Aug 15, 1978: Cessna 172XP (N736XU), Eugene, OR, destroyed, 2 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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