# Accident 19770618025129A: Cessna 172F, Cedar Rapids, IA, June 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1977
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5172F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5172F-1977-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770618025129A

## Narrative

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

BUZZING FRIENDS HOUSE AND ENGAGED IN DROPPING SACKS OF FLOUR AND TOILET PAPER.NOT CAP OPERATION

## 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 MKC77FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA027), Jun 18, 1977: Cessna 172 (N5172F), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage, 2 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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