# Accident 19780814040989A: Cessna 177, Chatham, MA, August 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1978
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 41.6739° N, 69.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatham, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6739&lon=-69.9629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34487, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34487-1981-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 13 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780814040989A

## 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 NYC78FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA081), Aug 14, 1978: Cessna 177 (N34487), Chatham, MA, substantial damage, 1 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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