# Accident 19781020033219A: Cessna 172D, Provo, UT, October 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1978
- Place: Provo, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2338&lon=-111.6585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1333Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1333Y-1980-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 692 total, 564 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781020033219A

## 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 DEN79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA004), Oct 20, 1978: Cessna 172 (N1333Y), Provo, UT, destroyed, 1 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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