# Accident 19771102036719A: Cessna 172B, Fairfield, IL, November 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1977
- Place: Fairfield, IL
- Airport: Fairfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.3786° N, 88.4127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRFIELD MUNI (FWC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3786&lon=-88.4127&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8198X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8198X-2020-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 300 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEV06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771102036719A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOO LOW ON BASE LEG.

## 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 CHI78FEV06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV06), Nov 2, 1977: Cessna 172 (N8198X), Fairfield, IL, 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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