# Accident 19840804044679A: Cessna 177A, Ely, NV, August 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1984, 15:25 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4208° N, 115.0000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4208&lon=-115.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30394, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30394-1984-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (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 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 38 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804044679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN AND TREE. DARK NIGHT WITH AREA THUNDERSTORMS. POOR JUDGMENT POSSIBLE FACTOR.

## 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 SEA85FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA065), Aug 5, 1984: Cessna 177A (N30394), Ely, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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