# Accident 19760129001079A: Cessna 177, Clinton, MD, January 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1976
- Place: Clinton, MD
- Airport: Hyde Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 38.7428° N, 76.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7428&lon=-76.9087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3430T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3430T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,312 total, 16 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FIA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760129001079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N2831T,N20271,N20122 ALL MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 IAD76FIA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIA05), Jan 29, 1976: Cessna 177 (N3430T), Clinton, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3430T (1)

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

- [Incident 19910718037859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910718037859I), Jul 18, 1991: Cessna 177 (N3430T), Fremont, OH, Minor damage. Engine malfunction. Forced landing in a wheat field.

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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