# Accident 19770531019399A: Cessna 172M, Cavetown, MD, May 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1977
- Place: Cavetown, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Location: 39.6427° N, 77.5932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cavetown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6427&lon=-77.5932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20480, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20480-1977-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531019399A

## 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 IAD77FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA043), May 31, 1977: Cessna 172 (N20480), Cavetown, MD, destroyed, 1 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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