# Accident 19781027043992A: Cessna 172D, OH, October 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1978
- Place: OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N5131H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5131H-1981-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,120 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027043992A

## Narrative

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

OVERTAKEN BY OTHER AIRCRAFT. BOTH ON FINAL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N94743, Univar 415CD: [Accident 19781027043991A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027043991A)

## 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 CHI79FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA012), Oct 27, 1978: Cessna 172M (N5131H), Gallipolis, OH, 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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