# NTSB NYC76AN121: Cessna 177, N34204, Missing Aircraft, July 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1976
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2421   76/7/8    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N34204              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,MA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34204](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34204-1977-11-28), registration cancelled 1977-11-28, S/N 17701702, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (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 19760708022159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760708022159A), Jul 8, 1976: Cessna 177B, Missing Aircraf, MA. Dmg and injury index presumed.

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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