# Accident 19860106000209A: Cessna 177A, Sidney, NE, January 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1986, 17:20 local time
- Place: Sidney, NE
- Airport: Sidney Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1298° N, 102.9707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1298&lon=-102.9707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30535, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30535-1991-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177A (registry code 2073706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,361 total, 836 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860106000209A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY,MOISTURE BLEW ONTO WINDSHIELD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK ON RUNWAY SIDE

## 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 MKC86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA046), Jan 7, 1986: Cessna 177A (N30535), Sidney, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30535 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750518011749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518011749A), May 18, 1975: Cessna 177A (N30535), Decatur, NE, 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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