# Accident 19760712019499A: Cessna 177B, Danville, VA, July 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1976
- Place: Danville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.5860° N, 79.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5860&lon=-79.3950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34829, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34829) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 5 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76DID35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712019499A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED TO AVOID CAR & PWR LINES.

## 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 IAD76DID35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID35), Jul 12, 1976: Cessna 177 (N34829), Danville, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N34829 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970907026029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907026029A), Sep 7, 1997: Cessna 177B (N34829), Greencastle, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft porpoised on landing, the nose gear buckled.

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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