# Accident 19950507009659A: Cessna 177B, Nappanee, IN, May 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1995, 17:10 local time
- Place: Nappanee, IN
- Airport: Nappanee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4406° N, 85.9806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4406&lon=-85.9806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11372, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11372-1995-11-28) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,683 total, 460 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950507009659A

## Narrative

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

CAUSE NOT DETERMINED. (-23) CAUSE OF ACCIDENT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CHI95FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA148), May 7, 1995: Cessna 177B (N11372), Nappanee, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: airplane control was not maintained by the pilot during the his turn to an emergency landing area. Factors associated with this accident were the pilot not complying with the manufacturer's mandatory…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.