# Accident 19760721023009A: Cessna 177B, Wilson, NC, July 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1976
- Place: Wilson, NC
- Airport: Wilson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.7213° N, 77.9155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7213&lon=-77.9155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34902, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34902-2011-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 15 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760721023009A

## Narrative

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

DMGD ENG MOUNTS AND FIREWALL.

## 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 IAD76FLJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ31), Jul 21, 1976: Cessna 177 (N34902), Wilson, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N34902 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770328010229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770328010229A), Mar 28, 1977: Cessna 177B (N34902), Wallace, NC, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 25KTS.

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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