# Accident 19811125075859A: Cessna 177A, Ellinwood, KS, November 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1981, 22:00 local time
- Place: Ellinwood, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3574° N, 98.5839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellinwood, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3574&lon=-98.5839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30288, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30288-1983-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811125075859A

## Narrative

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

LOW-TIME VFR PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNFORECAST CLOUDS AND FOG. LOST GROUND REFERENCE AND CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MKC82FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA009), Nov 25, 1981: Cessna 177A (N30288), Ellinwood, KS, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other reports on N30288 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790101000079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000079A), Jan 1, 1979: Cessna 177A (N30288), Holland, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot made forced landing at night due to front crankcase oil seal failure. Hit culvert on landing on road.

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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