# Accident 19780911028679A: Cessna 172D, Corbin, KY, September 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1978
- Place: Corbin, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.9316° N, 84.1008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corbin, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9316&lon=-84.1008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2678U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2678U-1981-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,540 total, 17 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780911028679A

## 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 IAD78FLQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ32), Sep 11, 1978: Cessna 172D (N2678U), Corbin, KY, 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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