# Accident 19771217038849A: Cessna 172D, Wichita, KS, December 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1977
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Cont
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738KL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738KL-1980-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 215 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCQ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771217038849A

## Narrative

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

WNDS GUSTING 22K

## 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 MKC78DCQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCQ09), Dec 17, 1977: Cessna 172N (N738KL), Wichita, KS, 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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