# Accident 19781019034969A: Cessna 172D, Pilot Point, TX, October 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1978
- Place: Pilot Point, TX
- Airport: Fisher
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.3983° N, 96.9555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Point, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3983&lon=-96.9555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8186U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8186U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 5 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781019034969A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN TIRE FAILED.

## 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 FTW79FPD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD04), Oct 19, 1978: Cessna 172F (N8186U), Pilot Point, TX, 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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