# Accident 19781029036309A: Cessna 172D, Elk City, ID, October 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1978
- Place: Elk City, ID
- Airport: Elk City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 45.8227° N, 115.4398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELK CITY (S90), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8227&lon=-115.4398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1557V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1557V-1982-04-15) (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: 432 total, 355 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029036309A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 35K.

## 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 SEA79DYP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP01), Oct 29, 1978: Cessna 172 (N1557V), Elk City, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1557V (1)

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

- [Accident 19760618017409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760618017409A), Jun 18, 1976: Cessna 172M (N1557V), Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. Porpoised.

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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