# Accident 19770827027119A: Cessna 172H, Wickenburg, AZ, August 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1977
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Airport: Abandoned Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.9858° N, 112.7683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wickenburg, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9858&lon=-112.7683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8014L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8014L-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,866 total, 313 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUJ92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ92) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770827027119A

## Narrative

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

DUST DEVIL.

## 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 LAX77FUJ92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ92), Aug 27, 1977: Cessna 172 (N8014L), Wickenburg, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8014L (1)

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

- [Accident 19920613019969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613019969A), Jun 13, 1992: Cessna 172H (N8014L), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. Engine seized on downwind for landing. Nosed over landing short. Engine low compression improper cylinder repair.

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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