# N30981: Cessna 177B, registration cancelled 2017-11-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17701581
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 1970
- Last registry action: October 8, 2015
- Mode S code: A3444B
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30981-2017-11-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 177B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN15LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA207), Apr 7, 2015: Cessna 177B (N30981), Jennings, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, the nosewheel tire bursting, and a subsequent porpoise and nose-over.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20150407005529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150407005529A), Apr 7, 2015: Cessna 177B (N30981), Jennings, LA, Substantial damage. Main gear came down first with a hard nose gear landing. Front tire blew out forcing aircraft right side into grass. Nose gear broke off. Aircraft nosed into…
- [Incident 20130915016749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130915016749I), Sep 15, 2013: Cessna 177B (N30981), Simsbury, CT, Minor damage. On go around pilot flew through trees at end of runway, LH horizontal stab tip struck trees and plastic tip broke off.

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