# Accident 19850423014069A: Cessna 177, Claryville, NY, April 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Claryville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9792° N, 74.5696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9792&lon=-74.5696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3401T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3401T-1990-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 34 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FFA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850423014069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW ABOVE CLOUDS UNTIL LOW ON FUEL. DESCENDED AND ATTEMPTED LANDING. WENT UNDER WIRES AND INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC85FFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FFA02), Apr 23, 1985: Cessna 177 (N3401T), Claryville, NY, 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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