# Accident 19770721020959A: Cessna 172K, Reno, NV, July 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1977
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7251G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7251G-1980-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FXQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770721020959A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT DESCENT TO PATTERN ALT,ACFT STRUCK CREST OF RIDGE.PLT RPTD DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 OAK77FXQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ28), Jul 21, 1977: Cessna 172 (N7251G), Reno, NV, destroyed

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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