# Accident 19781102039739A: Cessna 172D, Marcy, NY, November 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1978
- Place: Marcy, NY
- Airport: Riverside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.1314° N, 75.2557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marcy, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1314&lon=-75.2557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46037, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46037-1985-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781102039739A

## Narrative

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

GUST LOCK FOUND ATTACHED TO R WING. SUB DMG TO CESSNA 172,N8107T.

## 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 NYC79FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA007), Nov 2, 1978: Cessna 172 (N46037), Marcy, NY, substantial damage, 2 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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