# Accident 19770501012099A: Cessna 172D, Newberg, OR, May 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1977
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 45.3066° N, 122.9608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newberg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3066&lon=-122.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733VP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733VP-1977-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 81 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501012099A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDING TO MAINTAIN VFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA77FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA029), May 1, 1977: Cessna 172N (N733VP), Newberg, OR, destroyed, 2 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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