# Accident 19781223038799A: Cessna 172D, Clover, SC, December 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1978
- Place: Clover, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.1116° N, 81.2203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clover, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1116&lon=-81.2203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94461, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94461-1979-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,806 total, 15 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223038799A

## Narrative

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

#6 CONNECTING ROD FAILED AT CRANKSHAFT END.

## 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 MIA79FLG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG13), Dec 23, 1978: Cessna R172E (N94461), Clover, SC, 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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