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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC177 · Decatur, IN · May 12, 1991

Date
May 12, 1991 · 13:15 local
Place
Decatur, IN
Airport
Gage Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3345T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA153
Reported as
Cessna STC177
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Over rotated too slow on climbout. Impacted in adjacent field. Short unmowed strip and hot day factors.

As the FAA filed it

OVER ROTATED TOO SLOW ON CLIMBOUT. IMPACTED IN ADJACENT FIELD. SHORT UNMOWED STRIP AND HOT DAY FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.