# Accident 19780928026949A: Cessna 172D, Ft.Richardson, AK, September 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1978
- Place: Ft.Richardson, AK
- Airport: Bryant Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 61.2544° N, 149.6883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Richardson, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2544&lon=-149.6883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64456, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64456) (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 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 175 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928026949A

## Narrative

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

MOOSE KILLED CROSSING RWY.

## 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 ANC79FAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAG02), Sep 28, 1978: Cessna 172 (N64456), Ft.Richardson, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64456 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920118004279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920118004279I), Jan 18, 1992: Cessna 172M (N64456), Birchwood, AK, Minor damage. Student and instructor practicing aborted takeoff. Aircraft slid off end of ice covered runway.

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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