# Accident 19771203041279A: Cessna 172K, Owego, NY, December 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1977
- Place: Owego, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.1046° N, 76.2622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owego, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1046&lon=-76.2622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7351G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7351G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 21 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DFJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771203041279A

## Narrative

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

WX BRIEFED BY LCL ARPT OPERATOR AND RELATIVES.

## 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 NYC78DFJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ08), Dec 3, 1977: Cessna 172K (N7351G), Owego, NY, 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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