# Accident 19781113041039A: Cessna 172D, Live Oak, FL, November 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1978
- Place: Live Oak, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.2956° N, 82.9851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Live Oak, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2956&lon=-82.9851&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8459L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8459L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 150 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781113041039A

## 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 MIA79DLA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA09), Nov 13, 1978: Cessna 172 (N8459L), Live Oak, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8459L (1)

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

- [Incident 19910919060759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910919060759I), Sep 19, 1991: Cessna 172I (N8459L), Lake Mary, FL. Engine losing power. Landed in field. Found trash and water in fuel system. Pilot said he sumped tanks.

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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