# Accident 19770917043649A: Cessna 177RG, MI, September 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1977
- Place: MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N7531V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7531V-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 482 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770917043649A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI77FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA072), Sep 17, 1977: Cessna 177RG (N7531V), Missing Aircraft, 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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