# Accident 19780927030539A: Cessna 172D, Mancos,Co, CO, September 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1978
- Place: Mancos,Co, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.3466° N, 108.2938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mancos, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3466&lon=-108.2938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5329V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5329V-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 147 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTF02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTF02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780927030539A

## 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 DEN78FTF02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTF02), Sep 27, 1978: Cessna 172 (N5329V), Mancos, CO, 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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