# Accident 19781228040939A: Cessna 172D, Albany, NY, December 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3891S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3891S-1993-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 27 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228040939A

## 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 NYC79FFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA06), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna 172 (N3891S), Albany, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3891S (2)

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

- [Accident 19910822036199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036199A), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna 172E (N3891S), Harbor Springs, MI, Substantial damage. Tried to land in gusty crosswind. Gust blew aircraft off side of runway. Began go around and lost control.
- [Accident 19840729060289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729060289A), Jul 29, 1984: Cessna 172E (N3891S), Urbana, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final approach for landing from fuel exhaustion. Aircraft hit trees and pitched nose down.

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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