# Accident 19771009043439A: Cessna 172D, Salina, UT, October 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1977
- Place: Salina, UT
- Airport: County Road
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.9388° N, 111.8652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salina, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9388&lon=-111.8652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8208U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8208U-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 275 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771009043439A

## Narrative

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

LOWERED 20 DEG FLAPS AT LIFT-OFF.

## 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 DEN78FTM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM06), Oct 9, 1977: Cessna 172F (N8208U), Salina, UT, 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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