# Accident 19960412007099A: Cessna 177B, Perry, MO, April 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1996, 03:49 local time
- Place: Perry, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4292° N, 91.6596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4292&lon=-91.6596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19884, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19884-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960412007099A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH ELECTRICAL POWER LINES THAT WERE ABOUT 700 FEET DOWNSTREAM FROM A DAM AND ABOUT 125 FEET ABOVE WATER. THE SURVIVING PASSENGER STATED THAT HE AND THE PILOT HAD CONSUMED SOME BEER AT HIS HOME. AFTER CONSUMING THE BEER, THE PASSENGER SAID THEY WENT TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE REMAINING THERE UNTIL ABOUT 0130. THE PASSENGER SAID HE AND THE PILOT LEFT THE RESTAURANT WITH TWO FRIENDS THAT THEY HAD MET AT THE RESTAURANT. ONE OF THE FRIENDS BOUGHT A 12 PACK OF BEER EN ROUTE TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS FLEW FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE DESCENDING NEAR A DAM. THE PASSENGER SAID THE PILOT TOLD HIM HE WANTED TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DAM. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SAID THAT BEFORE THE AIRPLANE CRASHED, HE SAW THE DAM ABOVE THE AIRPLANE'S FRONT WINDOW, THEN HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE HIT SOMETHING AND SAW SPARKS. TOXICOLOGY TESTS AT THE FAA CAMI LABORATORY SHOWED THE PILOT HAD ETHANOL LEVELS OF 130 MG/DL IN BLOOD, 135 MG/DL IN VITREOUS FLUID, AND 179 MG/DL IN URINE.

## 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 CHI96LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA130), Apr 12, 1996: Cessna 177B (N19884), Perry, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the power transmission wires. Darkness, restricting the pilot's ability to…

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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