# Accident 20020727018519A: Cessna 177B, Dubois, WY, July 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2002, 21:20 local time
- Place: Dubois, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6850° N, 109.2089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6850&lon=-109.2089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34859, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34859-2003-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020727018519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN, AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN, 100 FT. FROM THE TOP. THE ACCIDENT WAS PERFORMANCE RELATED. ITEM 31. SOME PILOT INFORMATION IS MISSING.

## 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 DEN02FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA080), Jul 27, 2002: Cessna 177B (N34859), Crowheart, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance of the high mountain terrain. Contributing factors were the high mountain terrain, and the high density altitude weather condition.

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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