# Accident 19770607031529A: Cessna 172A, Sturgeon Bay, WI, June 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1977
- Place: Sturgeon Bay, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Location: 44.8227° N, 87.3698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgeon Bay, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8227&lon=-87.3698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9712T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9712T-2019-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,415 total, 8 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEP37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770607031529A

## Narrative

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

FLOATS COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ON LAKE.

## 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 CHI77FEP37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP37), Jun 7, 1977: Cessna 172A (N9712T), Sturgeon Bay, WI, 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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