# NTSB CHI78FEC02: Cessna 172H, N2791L, Romulus, MI, October 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1977
- Place: Romulus, MI · ROMULUS, MI
- Location: 42.2223° N, 83.3966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romulus, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2223&lon=-83.3966&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145210
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2992  77/10/27   ROMULUS,MI          CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1858                    N2791L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 941 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            345 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METROPOLI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROMULUS,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- STRUCK BY APU TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2791L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2791L-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 17255991, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Detroit Metropoli

## 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 19771027033759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771027033759A), Oct 27, 1977: Cessna 172H, Romulus, MI, Destroyed. Struck by APU truck.

## Other investigations on N2791L (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 CHI77FEC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC07), Dec 29, 1976: Cessna 172 (N2791L), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

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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