# Accident 19770712025359A: Cessna 172M, Marion, NY, July 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1977
- Place: Marion, NY
- Airport: Boerman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 43.1420° N, 77.1940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1420&lon=-77.1940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61755, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61755) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 238 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FFJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712025359A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 20KTS.

## 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 NYC77FFJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ36), Jul 12, 1977: Cessna 172 (N61755), Marion, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N61755 (3)

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

- [Incident 20010901028109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010901028109I), Sep 1, 2001: Cessna 172M (N61755), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On Saturday, September 1, 2001, a CE-172M, N61755, operated by anthony m. mercurio was attempting to land at the Clarence Aerodrome (D51), Clarence, NY.…
- [Incident 19930429018449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930429018449I), Apr 29, 1993: Cessna 172M (N61755), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway.
- [Incident 19780211006959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211006959I), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna 172 (N61755), Elmira, NY. Pilot lost electrical power, landed safely at blacked out airport. Chafed wire had blown an alternator condensor

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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