# NTSB IAD77FA063: Cessna 172M, N20430, Manchester, KY, August 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1977
- Place: Manchester, KY · MANCHESTER, KY
- Location: 37.1465° N, 83.7692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1465&lon=-83.7692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2156  77/8/29    MANCHESTER,KY       CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 5133
        TIME - 1901                    N20430              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANCHESTER,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20430](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20430-1996-09-17), registration cancelled 1996-09-17, S/N 17261282 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Sky

## 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 19770829032459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770829032459A), Aug 29, 1977: Cessna 172M, Manchester, KY

## Other investigations on N20430 (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 BFO91LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA058), Jun 25, 1991: Cessna 172M (N20430), Beckley, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED.

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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