# Accident 19770325005789A: Cessna 172M, Inyokern, CA, March 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1977
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Airport: Inyokern
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 35.6587° N, 117.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INYOKERN (IYK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6587&lon=-117.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20441, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20441-1977-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770325005789A

## Narrative

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

GO ARND DUE GRND FOG. PAX TOLD PLT HE COULD SEE SAGEBRUSH JUST BFOR IMPACT. 1ST NITE FLT IN 10 MOS

## 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 LAX77FUQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ22), Mar 25, 1977: Cessna 172M (N20441), Inyokern, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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