# Accident 19770507009039A: Cessna 172H, New Cumberland, WV, May 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1977
- Place: New Cumberland, WV
- Airport: Herron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.5331° N, 80.5411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HERRON (7G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5331&lon=-80.5411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8237L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8237L-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 37 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FGM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FGM22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770507009039A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.

## 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 IAD77FGM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FGM22), May 7, 1977: Cessna 172 (N8237L), New Cumberland, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8237L (2)

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

- [Accident 19801210071559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801210071559A), Dec 10, 1980: Cessna 172H (N8237L), New Cumberland, WV, Substantial damage. Stalled on short final. Ground impact short of runway. Gusty crosswind exceeded pilot's capability.
- [Accident 19750902030609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750902030609A), Sep 2, 1975: Cessna 172H (N8237L), New Cumberland, WV, Substantial damage. Steep embankment at runway end.

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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