# Accident 19911208055039A: Cessna 177B, Dalmatia, PA, December 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1991, 16:26 local time
- Place: Dalmatia, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6492° N, 76.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6492&lon=-76.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30832, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30832-1998-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 182 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911208055039A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINES OVER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AND CRASHED INTO WATER. WAS OBSERVED FOLLOWING RIVER AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 NYC92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA043), Dec 8, 1991: Cessna 177B (N30832), Dalmatia, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND OBJECT CLEARANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH POWER LINES.

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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