# Accident 19761222042469A: Cessna 172M, Empire, NV, December 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1976
- Place: Empire, NV
- Airport: Gerlach Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 40.5759° N, 119.3431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Empire, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5759&lon=-119.3431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12364, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12364-1977-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761222042469A

## Narrative

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

PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.374 . RECOVERED 12/25/76.

## 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 OAK77FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA009), Dec 22, 1976: Cessna 172M (N12364), Empire, NV, destroyed, 1 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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