# NTSB MKC77FA024: Cessna 172M, N80078, Gordon, NE, June 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1977
- Place: Gordon, NE · GORDON, NE
- Location: 42.8064° N, 102.2040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordon, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8064&lon=-102.2040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FA024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2120   77/6/7    GORDON,NE           CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 159
        TIME - 1940                    N80078              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLIANCE,NE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80078](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80078-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 17266355, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19770607033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770607033909A), Jun 7, 1977: Cessna 172M, Gordon, NE, Destroyed, 3 fatal

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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