# Accident 19850418013239A: Cessna 177B, Alliance, NE, April 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Alliance, NE
- Airport: W Wilkins Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1000° N, 102.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1000&lon=-102.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34908, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34908) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 849 total, 249 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850418013239A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF ON DIRT UPHILL RUNWAY AND RAN INTO DITCH. NO FLAPS WERE USED AND DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A 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 MKC85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA085), Apr 18, 1985: Cessna 177B (N34908), Alliance, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N34908 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780523039659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523039659I), May 23, 1978: Cessna 177B (N34908), Otis, CO, Minor damage. During crosswind landing, student sheared off the nose gear.

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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