# Accident 19771003031949A: Cessna 172D, Princeton, IL, October 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1977
- Place: Princeton, IL
- Airport: Piper Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.3805° N, 89.4641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3805&lon=-89.4641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7102G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7102G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 691 total, 44 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771003031949A

## Narrative

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

DARK NIGHT.3 R/W LIGHTS(PORTABLE) ON EACH SIDE.30' HI POWERLINES AT DEPARTURE END.

## 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 CHI78DEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE01), Oct 3, 1977: Cessna 172K (N7102G), Princeton, IL, 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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