# Accident 19770709016499A: Cessna 177, Bakersfield, CA, July 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1977
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30157, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30157) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 29 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DVA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770709016499A

## Narrative

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

DMGD HORIZ STAB ON RWY LT.

## 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 LAX77DVA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA41), Jul 9, 1977: Cessna 177 (N30157), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30157 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820731034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731034499A), Jul 31, 1982: Cessna 177 (N30157), Springer, NM, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed in field because of uneven fuel flow from tank. Crash occurred during attempted takeoff.
- [Accident 19761003030029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761003030029A), Oct 3, 1976: Cessna 177 (N30157), Bakersfield, CA, 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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