# Accident 19770823039339A: Cessna 170, Florence, WI, August 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1977
- Place: Florence, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.9279° N, 88.2352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9279&lon=-88.2352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4052V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4052V-1981-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 552 total, 552 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770823039339A

## 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 CHI77FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA069), Aug 23, 1977: Cessna 170 (N4052V), Florence, WI, destroyed, 4 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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