# Accident 19781025038609A: Cessna 172D, Scottsdale, AZ, October 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1978
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733WM) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 186 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781025038609A

## 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 LAX79FUJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ09), Oct 25, 1978: Cessna 172N (N733WM), Scottsdale, AZ, 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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