# Accident 19781222040839A: Cessna 172D, Dodgeville, WI, December 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1978
- Place: Dodgeville, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.9660° N, 90.1297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodgeville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9660&lon=-90.1297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78428, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78428) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781222040839A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH SIGN TO LEFT SIDE OF APPROACH END OF RY. FLT NOT AU BY FLT INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 CHI79FEP16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP16), Dec 22, 1978: Cessna 172K (N78428), Dodgeville, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N78428 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940818021799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940818021799A), Aug 18, 1994: Cessna 172K (N78428), Wrangell, AK, Substantial damage. Partial power loss. Wing hit a dead tree landing on a beach. Reported pumping throttle kept engine running.

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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