# Accident 19781205037619A: Cessna 172D, Hampton, NH, December 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1978
- Place: Hampton, NH
- Airport: Hampton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.9613° N, 70.8302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAMPTON AIRFIELD (7B3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9613&lon=-70.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5172E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172E-2012-08-23) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 36 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205037619A

## Narrative

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

WINDS GUSTING 15 KTS.

## 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 NYC79FNC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC11), Dec 5, 1978: Cessna 172N (N5172E), Hampton, NH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5172E (1)

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

- [Incident 19950430012649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950430012649I), Apr 30, 1995: Cessna 172N (N5172E), Morris, AL, Minor damage. Stated had full fuel. Two hrs into flight. Lost power. Landed in a field. Fuel tanks were empty.

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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