# Accident 19780906028649A: Cessna 172M, Fitchburg, MA, September 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1978
- Place: Fitchburg, MA
- Airport: Fitchburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 42.5538° N, 71.7592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCHBURG MUNI (FIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5538&lon=-71.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1734V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1734V-1982-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 2 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780906028649A

## 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 NYC78FNE33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE33), Sep 6, 1978: Cessna 172 (N1734V), Fitchburg, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1734V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780529012619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529012619A), May 29, 1978: Cessna 172M (N1734V), Fitchburg, MA, 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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