# Accident 19760516012779A: Cessna 177, Swans Island, ME, May 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1976
- Place: Swans Island, ME
- Airport: Morrison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.1451° N, 68.4517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swans Island, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1451&lon=-68.4517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3254T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3254T-1977-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 720 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNC50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760516012779A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT GRASS STRIP,LONG GROUND RUN,BECAME AIRBORN NOSE HIGH,SETTLED INTO 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 NYC76FNC50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC50), May 16, 1976: Cessna 177 (N3254T), Swans Island, ME, 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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