# NTSB CHI77DEV16: Cessna 172, N61834, Quincy, IL, March 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1977
- Place: Quincy, IL · QUINCY, IL
- Location: 39.9337° N, 91.3793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9337&lon=-91.3793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEV16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEV16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2211  77/3/30    QUINCY,IL           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 399
        TIME - 1501                    N61834              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 321 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUINCY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ROCHESTER,MN                LITTLE ROCK,AR               QUINCY,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 46. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DURING TAXI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61834](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61834), registered now, S/N 17264829, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quincy Muni

## 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 19770330006939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770330006939A), Mar 30, 1977: Cessna 172M, Quincy, IL, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 46. Aircraft flipped over during taxi.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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