# Accident 19771204037529A: Cessna 172E, Fairmont, WV, December 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1977
- Place: Fairmont, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Location: 39.4769° N, 80.1491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4769&lon=-80.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5738T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5738T-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 113 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DIJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DIJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771204037529A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED FORCED LDG.

## 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 IAD78DIJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DIJ05), Dec 4, 1977: Cessna 172 (N5738T), Fairmont, WV, 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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