# Accident 19950514011609A: Cessna 177RG, Oakland, CA, May 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1995, 10:03 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metropolitan Oakland International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7293° N, 122.2006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7293&lon=-122.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34938, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34938-2009-09-16) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950514011609A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO ROUGH FIELD. WAS 214LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT. ENGINE NORMAL.

## 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 LAX95LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA187), May 14, 1995: Cessna 177RG (N34938), Oakland, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's poor preflight planning/preparation by exceeding the airplane certificated maximum allowable takeoff gross weight and failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. The ditch was a…

## Other reports on N34938 (3)

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

- [Incident 19940411020819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940411020819I), Apr 11, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N34938), South Lake Taho, CA, Minor damage. Pilot struck a wooden post while taxiing for departure.
- [Incident 19830217060939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830217060939I), Feb 17, 1983: Cessna 177RG (N34938), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Loud noise on gear retraction. Unable to lock down. Landed gear up. Main gear actuating system bearing had failed.
- [Accident 19810707042839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707042839A), Jul 7, 1981: Cessna 177RG (N34938), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft wheel hit log on runway. As pilot made go-around, wheel was torn off and gear collapsed during landing.

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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