# Accident 19770717020039A: Cessna 172L, Rittman, OH, July 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1977
- Place: Rittman, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.9734° N, 81.7846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rittman, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9734&lon=-81.7846&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7938G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7938G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 240 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEI32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770717020039A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI77FEI32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI32), Jul 17, 1977: Cessna 172 (N7938G), Rittman, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7938G (2)

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

- [Incident 20200530001949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200530001949I), May 30, 2020: Cessna 172L (N7938G), Lacrosse, WI, Minor damage. On may 30, 2020, at 1840 CST a Cessna 172, N7938G, sustained damage to the propeller when the aircraft departed the left side of runway 31, and struck a…
- [Accident 19731006032759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731006032759A), Oct 6, 1973: Cessna 172L (N7938G), Bloomingburg, NY, Substantial damage. Forced landing at night in unsuitable terrain following engine stoppage.

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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