# Accident 19771029035979A: Cessna 172M, Dekalb, IL, October 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1977
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Dekalb Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.9282° N, 88.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeKalb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-88.7476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12750, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12750) (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: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771029035979A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FULL FLAPS.SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF RETRACTED FLAPS.

## 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 CHI78FEE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE03), Oct 29, 1977: Cessna 172M (N12750), Dekalb, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12750 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160810013009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160810013009I), Aug 10, 2016: Cessna 172M (N12750), Burnet, TX, Minor damage. On aug. 10, 2016, the pilot attempted to land, Cessna N12750, when he said he bounced the aircraft once and then it came down nose first and broke off the nose…

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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