# Accident 19770210002489A: Cessna R172K, Harlan, IA, February 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1977
- Place: Harlan, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.6495° N, 95.3268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlan, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6495&lon=-95.3268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6115K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6115K-1981-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 38 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770210002489A

## Narrative

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

INSPECTING POWER LINES 25FT ABOVE THEM, THROTTLED BACK AND ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 MKC77DCD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD09), Feb 10, 1977: Cessna 172XP (N6115K), Harlan, IA, 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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