# Accident 19770124003439A: Cessna 172M, Forks, WA, January 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1977
- Place: Forks, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 47.9528° N, 124.3902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forks, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9528&lon=-124.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73478-1977-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,549 total, 28 in this make and model, 184 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770124003439A

## Narrative

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

SPAWNING SURVEY.LOW ALT,LOW SPD,HEAVY,BEGINNING LEFT TURN.PLT-FIRST RIVER SURVEY.

## 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 SEA77FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA014), Jan 24, 1977: Cessna 172M (N73478), Forks, WA, 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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