# NTSB DEN77DQA10: Cessna 172, N7997G, Los Alamos, NM, January 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1977
- Place: Los Alamos, NM · LOS ALAMOS, NM
- Location: 35.8940° N, 106.2900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Alamos, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8940&lon=-106.2900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DQA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0065  77/1/19    LOS ALAMOS,NM       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2010                    N7997G              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     AGE 43, 1250 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            271 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ALAMOS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ALAMOS,NM               LOS ALAMOS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- INSTRUMENT TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.SNOWBANK TWO FT HIGH.RUNWAY 125FT WIDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7997G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7997G-1989-03-16), registration cancelled 1989-03-16, S/N 17259697 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Los Alamos

## 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 19770119000509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770119000509A), Jan 19, 1977: Cessna 172L, Los Alamos, NM, Substantial damage. Instrument takeoff attempt. Snowbank two ft high. Runway 125FT wide

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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