# Accident 19760421012899A: Cessna 177B, Roseburg, OR, April 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1976
- Place: Roseburg, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 43.2236° N, 123.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roseburg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2236&lon=-123.3520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10081, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10081-1976-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76AS044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760421012899A

## Narrative

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

BOTH WGS & TAIL SECTION FAILED. WEA RPTD AS CLOUDY IN ACCDT AREA. RECOVERY DATE 4/24/76.

## 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 SEA76AS044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS044), Apr 21, 1976: Cessna 177B (N10081), Roseburg, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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