# Accident 19770918032509A: Cessna 172L, West Bend, WI, September 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: West Bend, WI
- Airport: West Bend Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.4222° N, 88.1279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST BEND MUNI (ETB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4222&lon=-88.1279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 8 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEP61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918032509A

## Narrative

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

LD IN CORNFIELD

## 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 CHI77FEP61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP61), Sep 18, 1977: Cessna 172L (N1TA), West Bend, WI, 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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