# Accident 19781230040959A: Cessna 175A, Clearwater, FL, December 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1978
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Clearwater
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7521M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7521M-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 114 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781230040959A

## 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 MIA79DLD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD30), Dec 30, 1978: Cessna 175 (N7521M), Clearwater, FL, 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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