# Accident 19771127037079A: Cessna 340A, Ft Wayne, IN, November 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1977
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Airport: Baer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1388G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,166 total, 57 in this make and model, 272 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FET03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771127037079A

## Narrative

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

ICE PRESENT ON LEADING EDGES OF WINGS.

## 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 CHI78FET03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET03), Nov 27, 1977: Cessna 340A (N1388G), Ft Wayne, IN, 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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