# Accident 19781211037409A: Cessna 172D, Gary, IN, December 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1978
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Gary Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12619, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12619-1991-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 61 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FET07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211037409A

## 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 CHI79FET07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET07), Dec 11, 1978: Cessna 172M (N12619), Gary, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12619 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860905044809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905044809A), Sep 5, 1986: Cessna 172M (N12619), Monroe, GA, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel starvation. A blocked fuel vent trapped fuel. Pilot failed to investigate imbalance.

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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