# Accident 19760603013769A: Cessna 177RG, Gardner, KS, June 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1976
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.8068° N, 94.9567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARDNER MUNI (K34), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8068&lon=-94.9567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7972V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7972V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603013769A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTD HE DID NOT USE THE CHECK LIST.

## 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 MKC76DCG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG77), Jun 3, 1976: Cessna 177RG (N7972V), Gardner, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7972V (1)

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

- [Incident 20050605010079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050605010079I), Jun 5, 2005: Cessna 177RG (N7972V), El Monte, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On June 5, 2005, Cessna 177RG, N7972V while on approach to land at El Monte Airport, El Monte CA, the pilot [privacy data omitted] selected gear down and…

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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