# Accident 19770618015029A: Cessna R172E, El Paso, TX, June 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1977
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: Biggs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221FB-1984-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 7 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DQD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770618015029A

## 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 FTW77DQD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQD21), Jun 18, 1977: Cessna 172E (N221FB), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N221FB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800130002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800130002009A), Jan 30, 1980: Cessna R172E (N221FB), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Departed on local practice flight without full fuel. Ran out of fuel on VOR approach. Hit sand dune short of airport

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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