# Incident 19781009029889I: Cessna 172, Point Roberts, WA, October 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: Point Roberts, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9847° N, 123.0595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Roberts, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9847&lon=-123.0595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3897Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3897Q-1980-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172Q (registry code 2072437, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009029889I

## Narrative

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

CROSS WIRES BETWEEN THE FLOATS BROKE DURING THE TAKE OFF RUN. FLOATS SPREAD AND DUG IN THE WATER, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED.

## Other reports on N3897Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19730519013859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519013859A), May 19, 1973: Cessna 172L (N3897Q), La Conner, WA, Substantial damage. Float equip.

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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