# Accident 19770303004459A: Cessna 172M, Butler, PA, March 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1977
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler-Graham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13188, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13188-2026-09-05) (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: 325 total, 15 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770303004459A

## 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 NYC77FGM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM16), Mar 3, 1977: Cessna 172 (N13188), Butler, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13188 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890311038379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311038379A), Mar 11, 1989: Cessna 172M (N13188), Sanford, NC, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern. Landed in soft garden and nosed over. Had failed to use carb heat in icing conditions.

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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