# Accident 19770607033909A: Cessna 172M, Gordon, NE, June 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1977
- Place: Gordon, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.8064° N, 102.2040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordon, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8064&lon=-102.2040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80078, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80078-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 79 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770607033909A

## 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 MKC77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA024), Jun 7, 1977: Cessna 172M (N80078), Gordon, NE, 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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