# Accident 19940613015309A: Cessna 177, Watonga, OK, June 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1994, 11:45 local time
- Place: Watonga, OK
- Airport: Watonga Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8404° N, 98.4093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8404&lon=-98.4093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2867X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2867X) (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 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940613015309A

## Narrative

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

LANDING IN GUSTY WIND. WHEELS STRUCK A FENCE CAUSING LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY. WAS TOO LOW ON APPROACH.

## 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 FTW94LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA194), Jun 13, 1994: Cessna 177 (N2867X), Watonga, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH, HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE FENCE. A FACTOR WAS THE WEATHER.

## Other reports on N2867X (1)

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

- [Incident 19941123039299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941123039299I), Nov 23, 1994: Cessna 177 (N2867X), Dell City, TX, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel IFR en route. Landed in a field.

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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