# Accident 19780211006179A: Cessna 177, Wimberley, TX, February 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Wimberley, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 29.9841° N, 98.0903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wimberley, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9841&lon=-98.0903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35862, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35862-1978-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211006179A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF HILL OBSCURED BY CLOUDS,RECOVERY DATE 2/13/78.PEC LOCAL AREA WX BRIEFING.

## 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 FTW78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA026), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna 177RG (N35862), Wimberley, TX, 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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