# Accident 19770303003639A: Cessna 172M, Richlands, VA, March 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1977
- Place: Richlands, VA
- Airport: Richlands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.0896° N, 81.8337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Richlands Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0896&lon=-81.8337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9690H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9690H) (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: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FIJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770303003639A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD77FIJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIJ05), Mar 3, 1977: Cessna 172M (N9690H), Richlands, VA, 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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