# Accident 19851205067779A: Cessna 177, Crookston, MN, December 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Crookston, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7699° N, 96.6007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7699&lon=-96.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3386T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3386T-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,545 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205067779A

## Narrative

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

MISALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY AFTER TURNING FINAL. MADE A CIRCLING TURN AT 200 AGL FOR ALIGNMENT,BUT FLEW INTO GROUND.

## 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 CHI86LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA040), Dec 5, 1985: Cessna 177 (N3386T), Crookston, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3386T (1)

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

- [Accident 20200428004589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200428004589A), Apr 28, 2020: Cessna 177 (N3386T), Acampo, CA, Destroyed. On 04/28/2020 at approx. 1752 PST N3386T lost power and crashed in a field in Acampo calfornia. Aircraft was destroyed and pilot received minor injuries.

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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