# Accident 19770817035729A: Cessna 172F, Nsalina, UT, August 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1977
- Place: Nsalina, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N7985U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7985U-1978-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 16 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770817035729A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS TOTAL TIME ESTIMATED NO BREAKDOWN OF TIMEAVAILABLE

## 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 DEN77FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA054), Aug 17, 1977: Cessna 172 (N7985U), Nsalina, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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