# Accident 19781228045259A: Cessna 172D, NJ, December 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N73749, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73749-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 359 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DHD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228045259A

## 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 NYC79DHD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHD07), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna 172N (N73749), Robbinsville, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73749 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830713041429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830713041429A), Jul 13, 1983: Cessna 172M (N73749), Colts Neck, NJ, Substantial damage. On rollout nose wheel struck a hump in runway. Contacted second hump nose gear fork separated, aircraft nosed over.

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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