# Accident 19831008053579A: Cessna 177, Wonder Lake, IL, October 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1983, 14:20 local time
- Place: Wonder Lake, IL
- Airport: Galt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3791° N, 88.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3791&lon=-88.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30168 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 12 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008053579A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A FENCE. CROSSWIND COMPONENT EXCEEDED.

## 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 CHI84LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA017), Oct 8, 1983: Cessna 177 (N30168), Wonder Lake, IL, substantial damage

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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