# Accident 19770204001529A: Cessna 172H, Grand Island, NE, February 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1977
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Airport: Hall County Regnal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3779F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3779F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 165 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770204001529A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 38KTS.

## 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 MKC77DCJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ10), Feb 4, 1977: Cessna 172H (N3779F), Grand Island, NE, 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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