# Accident 19780901034449A: Cessna 172D, Saginaw, TX, September 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1978
- Place: Saginaw, TX
- Airport: Bell Globe No.2
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.8657° N, 97.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8657&lon=-97.3657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84159, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84159-1982-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,630 total, 30 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901034449A

## 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 FTW78FPD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD31), Sep 1, 1978: Cessna 172K (N84159), Saginaw, TX, 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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