# Accident 19770822027552A: Cessna 172C, Beaufort, NC, August 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1977
- Place: Beaufort, NC
- Airport: Beaufort-Morehead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 34.7234° N, 76.6492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7234&lon=-76.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8378X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8378X-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,147 total, 1,212 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FLJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822027552A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY OTHER ACFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N33867, Piper PA28R200: [Accident 19770822027551A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822027551A)

## 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 IAD77FLJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ34), Aug 22, 1977: Cessna 172 (N8378X), Beaufort, NC, 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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