# Accident 19781113037929A: Cessna 172D, Orcas Island, WA, November 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1978
- Place: Orcas Island, WA
- Airport: East Sound
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 48.6543° N, 122.9382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orcas Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6543&lon=-122.9382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734VX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734VX) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 5 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781113037929A

## 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 SEA79DYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE05), Nov 13, 1978: Cessna 172 (N734VX), Orcas Island, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N734VX (1)

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

- [Incident 20260331003752I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260331003752I), Mar 31, 2026: Cessna 172N (N734VX), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft #2 was cleared for takeoff and taxied forward from the run-up area for 28L. As it taxied, its right wingtip clipped the trailing edge of #1 wing,…

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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