# Accident 19770608016659A: Cessna 172M, Days Creek, OR, June 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1977
- Place: Days Creek, OR
- Airport: Miller Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.9705° N, 123.1657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Days Creek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9705&lon=-123.1657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4418Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4418Q-2012-06-27) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYK14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770608016659A

## Narrative

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

NEW PVT PLT.2ND ATMT TO LAND MTN STRIP.HEAVY.

## 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 SEA77FYK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYK14), Jun 8, 1977: Cessna 172M (N4418Q), Days Creek, OR, 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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