# Accident 19950101000079A: Cessna 177B, Cuba, NM, January 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1995, 07:35 local time
- Place: Cuba, NM
- Airport: Torreon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7191° N, 106.2903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7191&lon=-106.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30898, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30898-1996-11-05) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 464 total, 100 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950101000079A

## Narrative

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

ROTATED BEHIND POWER CURVE DUE ROUGH RUNWAY. FAILED LOWER NOSE. STALLED. FAILED REMOVE FROST AND DENSITY 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 FTW95LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA079), Jan 1, 1995: Cessna 177B (N30898), Torreon, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER LIFTOFF SPEED RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND THE FAILURE TO REMOVE FROST FROM THE WING. A FACTOR WAS FATIGUE.

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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