# Accident 19770519023719A: Cessna 172M, Lahaina,Maui, HI, May 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1977
- Place: Lahaina,Maui, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 20.8860° N, 156.6662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lahaina, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8860&lon=-156.6662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20548, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20548-1977-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519023719A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED IN LOW ALTITUDE ACROBATICS OFF-SHORE.ACFT NOT CERTIFICATED FOR ACROBATIC MANEUVERS.

## 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 OAK77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA032), May 19, 1977: Cessna 172M (N20548), Lahaina Maui, HI, destroyed, 4 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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