# Accident 19780716032309A: Cessna 177B, French Lick, IN, July 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1978
- Place: French Lick, IN
- Airport: French Lick Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.5062° N, 86.6369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRENCH LICK MUNI (FRH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5062&lon=-86.6369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30767, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30767) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 25 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEX26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780716032309A

## 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 CHI78DEX26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX26), Jul 16, 1978: Cessna 177B (N30767), French Lick, IN, substantial damage

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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