# Accident 19771027033759A: Cessna 172H, Romulus, MI, October 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1977
- Place: Romulus, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metropoli
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.2223° N, 83.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-83.3966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2791L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2791L-2017-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 344 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771027033759A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY APU TRUCK.

## 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 CHI78FEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC02), Oct 27, 1977: Cessna 172H (N2791L), Romulus, MI, destroyed

## Other reports on N2791L (1)

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

- [Accident 19761229038849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761229038849A), Dec 29, 1976: Cessna 172H (N2791L), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Collided with fuel truck. Truck driver failed to see & avoid aircraft.

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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