# Accident 19770903029869A: Cessna 172M, Grove Hill, AL, September 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1977
- Place: Grove Hill, AL
- Airport: Grove Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.6893° N, 87.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Grove Hill Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6893&lon=-87.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64260, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 5 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKJ81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903029869A

## Narrative

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

AFTER 60MPH AC WOULD NOT ACCELERATE.AC HIT DITCH.NO MALFUNCTION OF AC SYSTEMS WERE FOUND.

## 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 MIA78FKJ81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ81), Sep 3, 1977: Cessna 172 (N64260), Grove Hill, AL, minor damage

## Other reports on N64260 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970315003219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315003219I), Mar 15, 1997: Cessna 172M (N64260), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot departed Norfolk for newport news/williamsburg int'l airport (phf). The weather was clear. He did several touch and goes. The tower…

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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