# Accident 19780927036979A: Cessna 172D, Grygla, MN, September 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1978
- Place: Grygla, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 48.2997° N, 95.6240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grygla, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2997&lon=-95.6240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78368, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78368-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 44 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FER95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER95) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780927036979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL SEL ON R TANK,PLACARD STATES BOTH TANKS ON FOR TKOF & LANDIN

## 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 MKC78FER95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER95), Sep 27, 1978: Cessna 172K (N78368), Grygla, MN, 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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