# Accident 19780906031749A: Cessna 177B, Lake Placid, NY, September 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1978
- Place: Lake Placid, NY
- Airport: Lake Placid
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.2645° N, 73.9619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE PLACID (LKP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2645&lon=-73.9619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30857-2018-03-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 260 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FFA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780906031749A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED NOSE DOWN ON UPSLOPE OF A HILL.

## 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 NYC78FFA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFA31), Sep 6, 1978: Cessna 177B (N30857), Lake Placid, NY, 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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