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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177A · Waterloo, IA · July 8, 1979

Date
July 8, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Waterloo, IA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N30444
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FCD30
Reported as
Cessna 177A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,520 total1,205 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to climb above trees after takeoff. Factors full load, short grass strip. High air temperature.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLIMB ABOVE TREES AFTER TAKEOFF. FACTORS FULL LOAD, SHORT GRASS STRIP. HIGH AIR TEMPERATURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.