# Accident 19770607013169A: Cessna 172, Yuma, AZ, June 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1977
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8798B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8798B-1981-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 599 total, 44 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770607013169A

## Narrative

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

LND IN ORANGE GROVE.

## 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 LAX77FUJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ56), Jun 7, 1977: Cessna 172 (N8798B), Yuma, AZ, 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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