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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 177 · Crystal River, FL · February 16, 1980

Date
February 16, 1980 · 11:15 local
Place
Crystal River, FL
Airport
Crystal River
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2344Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLD46
Reported as
Cessna 177
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total18 in this make and model110 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.

High sink rate from gusty crosswind. Made hard landing. Failed to anticipate abnormal winds lee of buildings.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH SINK RATE FROM GUSTY CROSSWIND. MADE HARD LANDING. FAILED TO ANTICIPATE ABNORMAL WINDS LEE OF BUILDINGS.

NTSB investigation

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