# Accident 19781015034019A: Cessna 172D, Linville, NC, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Linville, NC
- Airport: Spruce Pine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.0675° N, 81.8714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0675&lon=-81.8714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4463L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4463L-1980-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 85 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015034019A

## Narrative

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## NTSB investigation

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