# Accident 19881009045789A: Cessna 177B, Hatteras, NC, October 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1988, 19:55 local time
- Place: Hatteras, NC
- Airport: Billy Mitchell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2194° N, 75.6800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2194&lon=-75.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17223, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17223-2004-06-09) (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: 271 total, 71 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009045789A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH LANDING AT NIGHT ON AN UNLIGHTED RUNWAY. IMPACT BENT RIGHT AXLE.VEERED OFF RUNWAY HIT SANDBANK

## 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 ATL89LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA011), Oct 9, 1988: Cessna 177B (N17223), Hatteras, NC, 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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