# Accident 19760327006659A: Cessna 177, Clinton, MD, March 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1976
- Place: Clinton, MD
- Airport: Hyde Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N30198, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30198) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 78 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FIA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760327006659A

## Narrative

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

HIT VAPI POLE APRX 60FT L OF RWY CENTER LINE.WIND GUSTING 20K.

## 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 IAD76FIA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIA09), Mar 27, 1976: Cessna 177 (N30198), Clinton, MD, 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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