# Accident 19780604016789A: Cessna 177B, Richmond Hghts, OH, June 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Richmond Hghts, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.5646° N, 81.4872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CUYAHOGA COUNTY (CGF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5646&lon=-81.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34873, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34873) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 4 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FE119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FE119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604016789A

## 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 CHI78FE119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FE119), Jun 4, 1978: Cessna 177B (N34873), Richmond Hghts, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N34873 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900303003089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303003089A), Mar 3, 1990: Cessna 177B (N34873), Oxford, MA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Landed in trees. Engine air intake boot delaminated, blocked carburetor air box.

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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