# Accident 19781219041709A: Cessna 172D, Oshkosh, NE, December 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1978
- Place: Oshkosh, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.4080° N, 102.3452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4080&lon=-102.3452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739DN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739DN-1980-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219041709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RCVD WX INFO BY PHONE FROM DESTINATION AIRPORT OPERATOR.

## 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 MKC79FCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ04), Dec 19, 1978: Cessna 172 (N739DN), Oshkosh, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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