# Accident 19781015038589A: Cessna 172D, New Orleans, LA, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7500G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7500G-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,749 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015038589A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS SEAT SLID AFT ON TAKEOFF CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.SEAT PIN S ON RAILS OF PLTS SEAT ELGTD

## 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 FTW79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA004), Oct 15, 1978: Cessna 172K (N7500G), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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