# Accident 19770726019299A: Cessna 172D, Port Clinton, OH, July 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1977
- Place: Port Clinton, OH
- Airport: Keller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.4467° N, 82.0071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Keller Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4467&lon=-82.0071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734EK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734EK-1981-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEI33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770726019299A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI77FEI33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI33), Jul 26, 1977: Cessna 172 (N734EK), Port Clinton, OH, 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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