# Accident 19770218001989A: Cessna 172L, Jackson, LA, February 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1977
- Place: Jackson, LA
- Airport: Jackson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.8346° N, 91.2085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8346&lon=-91.2085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7297Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 17 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770218001989A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 2OKTS.

## 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 FTW77DRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD08), Feb 18, 1977: Cessna 172 (N7297Q), Jackson, LA, 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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