# Accident 19770408006499A: Cessna R172E, Newton, MS, April 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1977
- Place: Newton, MS
- Airport: O'Keefe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.3301° N, 89.1475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3301&lon=-89.1475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103RL-1984-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 298 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770408006499A

## Narrative

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

THE ACFT WAS FLOWN BY A NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT.

## 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 MIA77FKQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ10), Apr 8, 1977: Cessna R172E (N103RL), Newton, MS, 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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