# Accident 19781028033329A: Cessna 172D, Huron, CA, October 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1978
- Place: Huron, CA
- Airport: Coalinga,Ca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.2044° N, 120.0951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huron, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2044&lon=-120.0951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734TE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734TE) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 466 total, 110 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781028033329A

## Narrative

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

BENT PUSH ROD & EXHAUST PUSH ROD HOUSING BROKEN ON #3 CYL.

## 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 OAK78DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA07), Oct 28, 1978: Cessna 172N (N734TE), Huron, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N734TE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860513016949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860513016949A), May 13, 1986: Cessna 172N (N734TE), Thermal, CA, Substantial damage. Overshot the end of the runway and flipped over in soft sand. Student was landing in a strong crosswind.

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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