# Accident 19770702018509A: Cessna 172K, Beaverton, MI, July 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1977
- Place: Beaverton, MI
- Airport: Robinson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.8807° N, 84.4877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaverton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8807&lon=-84.4877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78157, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78157-1982-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 337 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770702018509A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPRTD SMOKE COMING FRM COWLING.

## 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 CHI77FEM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM35), Jul 2, 1977: Cessna 172K (N78157), Beaverton, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N78157 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730327009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730327009279A), Mar 27, 1973: Cessna 172K (N78157), Onsted, MI, Substantial damage. Lndd on soft gnd 1000FT to l of rwy. Airad stated loars fld closed due to thaw.

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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