# N6977H: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 3, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6977H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6977H

## Aircraft that carried N6977H

- [Cancelled 1996-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6977H-1996-09-03): Cessna 172M, S/N 17265676. Owner: [Appley Stephen N Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPLEY%20STEPHEN%20N%20TRUSTEE), [Walnut Creek, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Walnut%20Creek)

## NTSB investigations on N6977H (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 CHI95LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA298), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna 172M (N6977H), Independence, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to perform the pre-takeoff checklist and set the elevator trim tab to the takeoff position.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6977H (1)

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.

- [Accident 19950826026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826026049A), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna 172M (N6977H), Independence, MO, Destroyed. Nosed up into steep climb on takeoff. Stalled and near vertical impact. Trim tab set at full nose up position.

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