# Accident 19770929029129A: Cessna 172M, Bakersfield, CA, September 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1977
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5253Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5253Q-1977-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 40 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FVA59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FVA59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770929029129A

## 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 LAX77FVA59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FVA59), Sep 29, 1977: Cessna 172M (N5253Q), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed, 2 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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