# Accident 19950330006489A: Cessna 177RG, Dalhart, TX, March 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Airport: Dalhart Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0609° N, 102.5109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0609&lon=-102.5109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35917-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950330006489A

## Narrative

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

NO WEATHER  BRIEF ON DEPARTURE. WEATHER NEAR AIRPORT, VOR UNABLE LOCATE AIRPORT. GOT BEARINGS, LOST CONTROL.CRASHED

## 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 FTW95FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA150), Mar 30, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N35917), Dalhart, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND THE ENSUING SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE TO REACH HIS DESTINATION, HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING…

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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