# Accident 19761002035069A: Cessna 175A, Century, FL, October 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1976
- Place: Century, FL
- Airport: Bluff Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.9773° N, 87.2647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Century, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9773&lon=-87.2647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6840E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6840E-1982-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 66 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DLA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002035069A

## Narrative

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

GRASS RECENTLY CUT.UNABLE TO STOP.GROUNDLOOPED AT EAST END OF 2500FT STRIP TO AVOID TREES.

## 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 MIA77DLA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA03), Oct 2, 1976: Cessna 175 (N6840E), Century, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6840E (1)

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

- [Accident 19780219004839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219004839A), Feb 19, 1978: Cessna 175A (N6840E), Grand Junction, CO, Destroyed. Pilot bailed out after engine failure. Propeller dmg indicated poat impact.

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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