# Accident 19781012031309A: Cessna 172D, Albuquerque, NM, October 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1978
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.0416° N, 106.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Albuquerque Airport (1928), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0416&lon=-106.5560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (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: 166 total, 47 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012031309A

## 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 DEN79DQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA02), Oct 12, 1978: Cessna 172 (N737EM), Albuquerque, NM, 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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