# Accident 19790713021869A: Cessna 177, Le Sueur, MN, July 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1979, 04:30 local time
- Place: Le Sueur, MN
- Airport: Le Sueur
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4409° N, 93.9158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LE SUEUR MUNI (12Y), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4409&lon=-93.9158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3162T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3162T-1979-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713021869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA040), Jul 13, 1979: Cessna 177 (N3162T), Le Sueur, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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