19791019030409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Wheaton, MN · October 19, 1979

Date
October 19, 1979 · 21:00 local
Place
Wheaton, MN
Airport
Wheaton
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29486
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FER04
Reported as
Cessna 177
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
209 total96 in this make and model16 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.

Acft struck tree tops on final for a night landing. Acft continued airborne,hit ground short of rwy. Folded nose gr

As the FAA filed it

ACFT STRUCK TREE TOPS ON FINAL FOR A NIGHT LANDING.ACFT CONTINUED AIRBORNE,HIT GROUND SHORT OF RWY.FOLDED NOSE GR

NTSB investigation

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