# Accident 19780122002989A: Cessna 177B, Salt Lake City,, UT, January 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1978
- Place: Salt Lake City,, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18133, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18133-2009-09-18) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 116 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122002989A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 1-24-78.

## 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 DEN78FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA021), Jan 22, 1978: Cessna 177B (N18133), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage, 4 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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