# Accident 19771229041529A: Cessna 177B, Grain Valley, MO, December 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1977
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Airport: East Kansas City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.0146° N, 94.2149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAST KANSAS CITY (3GV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0146&lon=-94.2149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34769, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34769-2019-05-04) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 630 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771229041529A

## 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 MKC78FCG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG12), Dec 29, 1977: Cessna 177B (N34769), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage, 1 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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