# Accident 19781121040691A: Cessna 172D, Mt Airy, NC, November 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1978
- Place: Mt Airy, NC
- Airport: Mt Airy
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.5085° N, 80.6145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Airy, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5085&lon=-80.6145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3292L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3292L-2025-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (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: 500 total, 17 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121040691A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N60442, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19781121040692A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121040692A)

## 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 IAD79FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA015), Nov 21, 1978: Cessna 172 (N3292L), Mt Airy, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3292L (1)

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

- [Accident 19750819025599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750819025599A), Aug 19, 1975: Cessna 172H (N3292L), Nichols, SC, Substantial damage. Acft stalled on tkeoff from 1200 ft field following precautionary lndg. Fld wet and soft.

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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