# Accident 19770909033469A: Cessna 177RG, Stratford, MA, September 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1977
- Place: Stratford, MA
- Airport: Sikorsky
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Aircraft: N34095, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34095-1977-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770909033469A

## Narrative

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

MIXTURE CABLE COVER SEPARATED FROM SWAGED JOINT.

## 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 NYC77FNE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE35), Sep 9, 1977: Cessna 177R (N34095), Stratford, CT, 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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