# Accident 19780917042829A: Cessna 172M, Lk Okeechobee, FL, September 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1978
- Place: Lk Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Rutenberg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N13165, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13165-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 395 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917042829A

## 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 MIA79DKT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT08), Sep 17, 1978: Cessna 172 (N13165), Lk Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13165 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820208004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208004669A), Feb 8, 1982: Cessna 172M (N13165), Brownsville, KY, Substantial damage. Sparks, smoke and flames under dash after takeoff. Overshot runway returning. Burned. Possible electrical short.
- [Accident 19780408042829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408042829A), Apr 8, 1978: Cessna 152 (N13165), Chehalis, WA, Destroyed, 1 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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