# NTSB IAD78DKM22: Cessna 172, N3512Q, Eden, NC, August 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1978
- Place: Eden, NC · EDEN, NC
- Location: 36.5030° N, 79.7400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5030&lon=-79.7400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DKM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2175  78/8/21    EDEN,NC             CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 943
        TIME - 0830                    N3512Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 422 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA                SAVANNAH,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STICKING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3512Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3512Q-2020-10-31), registration cancelled 2020-10-31, S/N 17261657, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780821025169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821025169A), Aug 21, 1978: Cessna 172M, Eden, NC, Substantial damage

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.

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