# Accident 19910512020299A: Cessna STC177, Decatur, IN, May 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1991, 13:15 local time
- Place: Decatur, IN
- Airport: Gage Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8308° N, 84.9196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8308&lon=-84.9196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3345T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3345T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910512020299A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI91LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA153), May 12, 1991: Cessna 177 (N3345T), Decatur, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO OBTAIN AIRSPEED FOR POSITIVE LIFT OFF AND CLIMB. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A GRASS/SOD RUNWAY AND A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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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