# Accident 19771006034312A: Cessna 172M, Daytona Beach, FL, October 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1977
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6864H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6864H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 21 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771006034312A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8468F, Piper PA28160: [Accident 19771006034311A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771006034311A)

## 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 MIA78DLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD02), Oct 6, 1977: Cessna 177M (N6864H), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6864H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950709024519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709024519I), Jul 9, 1995: Cessna 172M (N6864H), Walton, KY. Engine backfired and quit en route. Landed. Suspect carburetor icing. No engine defects found.

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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