# Accident 19760727026579A: Cessna 177, Minnetonka, MN, July 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1976
- Place: Minnetonka, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.9323° N, 93.4582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minnetonka, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9323&lon=-93.4582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3419T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3419T-1977-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FER83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER83) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760727026579A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC76FER83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER83), Jul 27, 1976: Cessna 177 (N3419T), Minnetonka, MN, 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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