# Accident 19761216041449A: Cessna 172G, Richmond, VA, December 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1976
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4291L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4291L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761216041449A

## Narrative

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

BOTH DOORS SEPD,HIT HORZ STABS.RECOVERED.

## 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 IAD77FID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID08), Dec 16, 1976: Cessna 172 (N4291L), Richmond, VA, 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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