# Accident 19771224042979A: Cessna 172G, Blairsville, GA, December 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1977
- Place: Blairsville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.8770° N, 83.9520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairsville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8770&lon=-83.9520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4183L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4183L-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 73 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771224042979A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA78FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA022), Dec 24, 1977: Cessna 172 (N4183L), Blairsville, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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