# Accident 19780604013392A: Cessna 177B, Plymouth, MA, June 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.9088° N, 70.7276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLYMOUTH MUNI (PYM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9088&lon=-70.7276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19708, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19708-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,020 total, 29 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604013392A

## Narrative

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

NO ANNUAL INSPECTION IN LAST 12 MONTHS. TRAFFIC PATTERN ALT 1150 ACFT DOWNWIND ALT 1000 FT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7818U, Cessna 172D: [Accident 19780604013391A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604013391A)

## 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 NYC78FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA28), Jun 4, 1978: Cessna 177B (N19708), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N19708 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960528011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960528011659A), May 28, 1996: Cessna 177B (N19708), Chatham, MA, Destroyed. Engine quit, crashed into pond. (-23) approaching cqx 4 NM out, saw RPM 2700, tried to adjust, no reaction to prop control. Began procedure to enter landing…

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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