# NTSB CHI77DEE13: Cessna 172K, N7084G, Moline, IL, March 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1977
- Place: Moline, IL · MOLINE, IL
- Location: 41.4823° N, 90.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moline, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4823&lon=-90.4934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEE13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEE13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0670  77/3/30    MOLINE,IL           CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 103
        TIME - 1155                    N7084G              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUAD CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MOLINE,IL                   CHICAGO,IL                   CHAMPAIGN,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           27                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 39K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7084G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quad City

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770330006399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770330006399A), Mar 30, 1977: Cessna 172K, Moline, IL, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 39K.

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.

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