# Accident 19771231043049A: Cessna 177, Albany, GA, December 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1977
- Place: Albany, GA
- Airport: Albany Dougherty
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 31.5785° N, 84.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5785&lon=-84.1557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3296T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3296T-2019-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 0 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771231043049A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREES 3/4MI FRM RWY.PAX SAW LIGHTS.

## 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 MIA78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA026), Dec 31, 1977: Cessna 177 (N3296T), Albany, GA, destroyed, 3 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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