# Accident 19771016039529A: Cessna 172M, Afton, MN, October 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1977
- Place: Afton, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.8988° N, 92.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8988&lon=-92.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1390U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1390U-1980-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 309 total, 36 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FER02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771016039529A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH WIRES

## 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 MKC78FER02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER02), Oct 16, 1977: Cessna 172 (N1390U), Afton, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1390U (1)

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

- [Accident 19790522021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522021389A), May 22, 1979: Cessna 172M (N1390U), Grand Marais, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR pilot flew into area of low clouds and low visibility. Hit trees attempting to reverse course.

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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