# Incident 19781217025499I: Cessna 172, Albuquerque, NM, December 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1960° N, 106.5756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Coronado Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1960&lon=-106.5756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737EV-2018-05-09) (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 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217025499I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE ICED UP, HIT A TREE-TOP ON APPRAOCH. LANDED HARD. THE INSTRUCTOR HAD SUGGESTED A FLAT, NO FLAP APPROACH.

## Other reports on N737EV (2)

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

- [Accident 19970715018589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970715018589A), Jul 15, 1997: Cessna 172N (N737EV), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Landing quartering tailwind. Veered off runway. Struck marker. (-23) during landing of C-172 on runway 9 at lal, student pilot inadequately compensated for…
- [Accident 19870804045102A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804045102A), Aug 4, 1987: Cessna 172N (N737EV), Palmdale, CA, Substantial damage. Level cruise. Overtaken and struck by descending DHC6 N931MA. Was able to land safely with severe 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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