# Accident 19761120039411A: Cessna 172M, Grand Rapids, MN, November 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1976
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 47.2385° N, 93.5326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2385&lon=-93.5326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9603H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9603H-1977-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761120039411A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8415P, Piper PA18S125: [Accident 19761120039412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761120039412A)

## 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 MKC77FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA004), Nov 20, 1976: Cessna 172M (N9603H), Grand Rapids, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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