# Accident 19760704020629A: Cessna 172E, Elk Creek, VA, July 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1976
- Place: Elk Creek, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.7215° N, 81.1770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Creek, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7215&lon=-81.1770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3614S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3614S-1976-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FIJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760704020629A

## Narrative

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

LNOD ON A DRAG STRIP.

## 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 IAD76FIJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ14), Jul 4, 1976: Cessna 172F (N3614S), Elk Creek, VA, destroyed

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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