# Accident 19770430009972A: Cessna 182B, Suffolk, VA, April 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1977
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Mackey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.7282° N, 76.5836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Suffolk, VA, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7282&lon=-76.5836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7103E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7103E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182B (registry code 2072706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770430009972A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1712A, Piper PA20: [Accident 19770430009971A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770430009971A)

## 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 IAD77FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID17), Apr 30, 1977: Cessna 182 (N7103E), Suffolk, 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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