# Accident 19770222003619A: Cessna 172M, Mt.Vernon, OH, February 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1977
- Place: Mt.Vernon, OH
- Airport: Knok County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.3852° N, 82.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3852&lon=-82.4749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172EQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172EQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 161 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770222003619A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS.

## 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 CHI77FEK12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK12), Feb 22, 1977: Cessna 172 (N172EQ), Mt.Vernon, OH, 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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