# Accident 19780916041249A: Cessna R172K, Venice Center, NY, September 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1978
- Place: Venice Center, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 42.7392° N, 76.5566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice Center, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7392&lon=-76.5566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9655V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9655V-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 236 total, 106 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916041249A

## 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 NYC78FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA093), Sep 16, 1978: Cessna R172K (N9655V), Venice Center, NY, substantial damage, 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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