# Accident 19771215037669A: Cessna 172M, Pasco, WA, December 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1977
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Airport: Tri-Cities
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 46.2649° N, 119.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-CITIES (PSC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2649&lon=-119.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9021H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9021H-1990-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 285 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771215037669A

## Narrative

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

TWR ADVISED PLT OF WIND PRIOR TO TAXI.35KTS GUSTING TO 45KTS.

## 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 SEA78DYP06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP06), Dec 15, 1977: Cessna 172 (N9021H), Pasco, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9021H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900412046419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412046419A), Apr 12, 1990: Cessna 172M (N9021H), Incline Village, NV, Destroyed. Struck a tree and crashed while maneuvering below a ridge . Density altitude a factor.

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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