# Accident 19781205038349A: Cessna 172D, Shirley, MA, December 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1978
- Place: Shirley, MA
- Airport: Shirley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.5270° N, 71.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Shirley Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5270&lon=-71.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80916, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80916-2019-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (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: 12,064 total, 220 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205038349A

## Narrative

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

WINDS GUSTING 18 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 NYC79FNA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA06), Dec 5, 1978: Cessna 172M (N80916), Shirley, MA, 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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