# Accident 19800217003739A: Cessna 177B, Rolette, ND, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 19:45 local time
- Place: Rolette, ND
- Airport: Rolette
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6669° N, 99.8532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROLETTE (2H9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6669&lon=-99.8532&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30652-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 618 total, 618 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DTG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DTG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217003739A

## Narrative

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

ONE WHEEL CAUGHT ON A DRIFTED SNOW RIDGE WHILE MAKING A NIGHT LANDING. AIRPLANE VEERED INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 MKC80DTG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DTG04), Feb 17, 1980: Cessna 177B (N30652), Rolette, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30652 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060727016419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060727016419A), Jul 27, 2006: Cessna 177B (N30652), Kalaupapa, HI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On July 27, 2006, N30652 departed the honolulu international airport, bound for hana, maui. At approximately 2052:39 local time, ATC informed N30652…

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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