# Accident 19770710026469A: Cessna 172H, Watertown, NY, July 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1977
- Place: Watertown, NY
- Airport: Watertown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 43.9918° N, 76.0194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERTOWN INTL (ART), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9918&lon=-76.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3912R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3912R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,920 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DFA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770710026469A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WENT OVER EMBANKMENT ALONG TAXIWAY AFTER FAILURE OF L BRAKE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

## 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 NYC77DFA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFA34), Jul 10, 1977: Cessna 172 (N3912R), Watertown, NY, 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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