# Accident 19790626014079A: Cessna 177B, Haigler, NE, June 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Haigler, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0121° N, 101.9386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haigler, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0121&lon=-101.9386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30782, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30782-1981-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,616 total, 158 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626014079A

## Narrative

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

FLEW LOW OVER FARM FIELD TO CHECK CROP,ENGINE LOADED UP FROM LONG IDLE PERIOD,FAILED TO GAIN RPM QUICKLY,CRASHED.

## 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 MKC79DCJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ24), Jun 26, 1979: Cessna 177B (N30782), Haigler, NE, 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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