# Accident 19770407011879A: Cessna 172E, Cambridge, MN, April 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1977
- Place: Cambridge, MN
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 45.5608° N, 93.2277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5608&lon=-93.2277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3060U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3060U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 63 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DER29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770407011879A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 30K.HELICOPTER LND NEARBY.

## 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 MKC77DER29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER29), Apr 7, 1977: Cessna 172 (N3060U), Cambridge, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3060U (1)

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

- [Accident 19950610048569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950610048569A), Jun 10, 1995: Cessna 172E (N3060U), Dushore, PA, Destroyed. (-16) The aircraft entered instrument meteorological conditions. A 180 degree turn was made and the aircraft collided with the terrain.

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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