# Accident 19770529015479A: Cessna 172, Ethan, SD, May 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1977
- Place: Ethan, SD
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 43.5463° N, 97.9834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ethan, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5463&lon=-97.9834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4144F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4144F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 45 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DTK22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DTK22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770529015479A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC77DTK22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DTK22), May 29, 1977: Cessna 172 (N4144F), Ethan, SD, 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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