# Accident 19781228041409A: Cessna 172D, Lebanon, NH, December 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: Lebanon, NH
- Airport: Lebanon Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.6261° N, 72.3042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEBANON MUNI (LEB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6261&lon=-72.3042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738LK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738LK-2014-11-17) (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 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228041409A

## Narrative

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

SNOW WAS OBSERVED BLOWING OFF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC79FNC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC15), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna 172N (N738LK), Lebanon, NH, 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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