# Accident 19770205001799A: Cessna 177, Kadoka, SD, February 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1977
- Place: Kadoka, SD
- Airport: Kadoka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 43.8333° N, 101.4971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KADOKA MUNI (5V8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8333&lon=-101.4971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2273Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2273Y-2011-08-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FTK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205001799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO AIRPORT AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO VISIBILITY RESTRICTION.STALLED ON FINAL

## 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 MKC77FTK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK06), Feb 5, 1977: Cessna 177 (N2273Y), Kadoka, SD, 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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