# NTSB IAD78FID13: Cessna 172M, N411LB, Gloucester, VA, July 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1978
- Place: Gloucester, VA · GLOUCESTER, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 76.5255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gloucester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-76.5255&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FID13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1898  78/7/12    GLOUCESTER,VA       CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 133
        TIME - 1445                    N411LB              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLOUCESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEORGETOWN,DE               WILLIAMSBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N411LB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N411LB-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 17261838, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gloucester

## 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 19780712018679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780712018679A), Jul 12, 1978: Cessna 172M, Gloucester, VA, 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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