# Accident 19781112035989A: Cessna 177, Key West, FL, November 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1978
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEY WEST INTL (EYW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11771, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11771) (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 177
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 127 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKT19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781112035989A

## Narrative

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

ACFT 1.7LBS LESS THAN MAX CERT GW.

## 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 MIA79DKT19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT19), Nov 12, 1978: Cessna 177B (N11771), Key West, FL, 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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