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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Swans Island, ME · May 16, 1976

Date
May 16, 1976
Place
Swans Island, ME
Airport
Morrison
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3254T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC76FNC50
Reported as
Cessna 177
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total720 in this make and model235 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Attempted takeoff from soft grass strip,long ground run,became airborn nose high,settled into tree

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT GRASS STRIP,LONG GROUND RUN,BECAME AIRBORN NOSE HIGH,SETTLED INTO TREE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.