# Accident 19781010035759A: Cessna 172D, Williams, IA, October 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1978
- Place: Williams, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.4892° N, 93.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williams, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4892&lon=-93.5412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80310, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80310-2013-12-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,488 total, 651 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781010035759A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN SOFT FLD.

## 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 MKC79DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD02), Oct 10, 1978: Cessna 172 (N80310), Williams, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N80310 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000817037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817037259A), Aug 17, 2000: Cessna 172M (N80310), Harbor Springs, MI, No damage. (-23) He made two passes around the field. The first one resulted in a normal landing. The second one resulted in the accident. Mr. Sarto stated that he landed…

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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