# Accident 19790210002689A: Cessna 177, Churubusco, IN, February 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Churubusco, IN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2315° N, 85.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Churubusco, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2315&lon=-85.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2605Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2605Q-2014-09-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 17 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DET16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790210002689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON SHORT SNOW COVERED PRIVATE STRIP.PREMATURE LIFT OFF RESULTED IN STALL AT END RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI79DET16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET16), Feb 10, 1979: Cessna 177 (N2605Q), Churubusco, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2605Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780924031429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780924031429A), Sep 24, 1978: Cessna 177 (N2605Q), Fort Wayne, IN, 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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