# Accident 19781114036879A: Cessna 172D, Huntington Bch, CA, November 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1978
- Place: Huntington Bch, CA
- Airport: Medowlark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734TW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734TW) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781114036879A

## Narrative

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

SUBSTANTIAL DMG TO C-310,N5ET.

## 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 LAX79FUA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUA03), Nov 14, 1978: Cessna 172N (N734TW), Huntington Bch, CA, substantial damage

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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