# Accident 19771030040299A: Cessna 172D, Buckeye, AZ, October 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1977
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3531F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3531F-1978-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 469 total, 179 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771030040299A

## Narrative

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

MARIJUANA ABOARD.

## 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 LAX78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA003), Oct 30, 1977: Cessna 182J (N3531F), Buckeye, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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