# Accident 19770814032859A: Cessna 172D, St.Louis, MO, August 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1977
- Place: St.Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2113Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2113Y-1977-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 239 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770814032859A

## Narrative

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

LWR DRIVE UNIT OF OUTBOARD MOTOR LODGED ON TOP OF CTL CABLES AFT OF REAR RADIO SHELF.

## 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 MKC77FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA033), Aug 14, 1977: Cessna 172D (N2113Y), St.Louis, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N2113Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19770225005069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770225005069A), Feb 25, 1977: Cessna 172D (N2113Y), Delavan, WI, Substantial damage. Plt medical not valid for night flying. Tree line adj to rwy. Wind gusting 25K.

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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