# Accident 19771221042159A: Cessna 172M, Orland, CA, December 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1977
- Place: Orland, CA
- Airport: Haigh Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.7204° N, 122.1464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAIGH FLD (O37), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7204&lon=-122.1464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12699, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12699-1981-06-06) (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: 181 total, 40 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771221042159A

## Narrative

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

DUST IN AIR.DRIZZLE STARTED AS ACFT TOOK OFF.MUDDY PCPN COLL ON WINDSHIELD RESTRICTING FWD VSBY.

## 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 OAK78FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA011), Dec 21, 1977: Cessna 172M (N12699), Orland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N12699 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750711019469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750711019469A), Jul 11, 1975: Cessna 172M (N12699), Laramie, WY, Substantial damage. Avoiding vehicle at end of arpt.

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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