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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Le Sueur, MN · July 13, 1979

Date
July 13, 1979 · 04:30 local
Place
Le Sueur, MN
Airport
Le Sueur
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3162T
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FA040
Reported as
Cessna 177
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,900 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft hit trees during initial climb from night takeoff. Passenger reported engine RPM low. Possible carb ice.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT TREES DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM NIGHT TAKEOFF. PASSENGER REPORTED ENGINE RPM LOW. POSSIBLE CARB ICE.

NTSB investigation

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