# NTSB NYC77FA066: Cessna 172K, N79005, Nantucket, MA, June 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1977
- Place: Nantucket, MA · NANTUCKET, MA
- Location: 41.2714° N, 70.0959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-70.0959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1237  77/6/13    NANTUCKET,MA        CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0140                    N79005              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  31, 5506 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NANTUCKET,MA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- PLT OBSERVED DRINKING ALCOHOL, SMOKING MARIJUANAPRIOR TO FLT.INJ INDEX PRESUMED.RECOVERED 6/21/77.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79005](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79005-1977-09-02), registration cancelled 1977-09-02, S/N 17257802 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Memorial

## 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 19770613018209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770613018209A), Jun 13, 1977: Cessna 172K, Nantucket, MA, Destroyed. Plt observed drinking alcohol, smoking marijuanaprior to flt. Inj index presumed. Recovered 6/21/77.

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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