# Accident 19770707018709A: Cessna 182G, West Fargo, ND, July 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1977
- Place: West Fargo, ND
- Airport: West Fargo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 46.9004° N, 96.9185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST FARGO MUNI (D54), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9004&lon=-96.9185&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2020R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2020R-1992-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182G (registry code 2072716, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 169 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FTG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770707018709A

## Narrative

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

MISTOOK GRAIN FLD FOR UNLIGHTED RWY.

## 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 MKC77FTG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTG09), Jul 7, 1977: Cessna 182G (N2020R), West Fargo, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2020R (1)

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

- [Incident 19891221052139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891221052139I), Dec 21, 1989: Cessna 182F (N2020R), Rothsay, MN, Minor damage. Engine failed due to fuel starvation. Struck a truck during forced landing on highway.

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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