# Accident 19790301003939A: Cessna 177B, Ft Morgan, CO, March 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ft Morgan, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2516° N, 103.7832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Morgan, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2516&lon=-103.7832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34602, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 89 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790301003939A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ONE WHEEL HIT SOME SOFT GRAVEL. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 DEN79DTE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE25), Mar 1, 1979: Cessna 177B (N34602), Ft Morgan, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N34602 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880317015179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880317015179A), Mar 17, 1988: Cessna 177B (N34602), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Took off on snow covered runway with left wheel frozen. Veered left,hit medium intensity runway light,continued flt

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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