# Accident 19781105037019A: Cessna 172D, South Bend, IN, November 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1978
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7023A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7023A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105037019A

## 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 CHI79FET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET05), Nov 5, 1978: Cessna 172 (N7023A), South Bend, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7023A (1)

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

- [Incident 19900927061909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927061909I), Sep 27, 1990: Cessna 172 (N7023A), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Lost all radios on VFR flight. Entered traffic area and received green light for landing.

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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