# Accident 19750202001939A: Cessna 177, Marseilles, IL, February 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1975
- Place: Marseilles, IL
- Airport: Prairie Lk Hnt Cl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.3183° N, 88.6764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marseilles, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3183&lon=-88.6764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3111T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3111T-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,753 total, 321 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750202001939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT SETTLED BACK TO RWY AFTR L/O.R WING STRUCK PINE TREE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI75FEE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE44), Feb 2, 1975: Cessna 177 (N3111T), Marseilles, IL, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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