# Accident 19771223038269A: Cessna 177B, Tuscaloosa, AL, December 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1977
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Tuscaloosa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 33.2206° N, 87.6114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2206&lon=-87.6114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18643, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18643) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 16 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771223038269A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA78DKJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ15), Dec 23, 1977: Cessna 177B (N18643), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N18643 (2)

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

- [Incident 19830602041529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830602041529I), Jun 2, 1983: Cessna 177B (N18643), Downsville, NY, Minor damage. Taxiied down a steep rough hill to repark aircraft. Nose wheel hit a hole. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Incident 19830528041539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528041539I), May 28, 1983: Cessna 177B (N18643), Downsville, NY. Engine quit en route. Landed safe. Believed fuel starvation. One empty and one full tank. Selector on both.

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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