# Accident 19770831032209A: Cessna 172, Weaver, AL, August 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1977
- Place: Weaver, AL
- Airport: Mcminn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.7398° N, 85.8255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at McMinn Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7398&lon=-85.8255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8302B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8302B-1980-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,531 total, 250 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKJ88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ88) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770831032209A

## Narrative

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

HOT DAY,HEAVY LOAD,RISING TERRAIN.DROPPED 20DEG FLAPS AFTER TKOF.

## 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 MIA77FKJ88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ88), Aug 31, 1977: Cessna 172 (N8302B), Weaver, AL, 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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