# Accident 20040402009969A: Cessna 177, California City, CA, April 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2004, 17:25 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: California City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1522° N, 118.0167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1522&lon=-118.0167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88BM-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 4 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040402009969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04/02/04 AT 1725 HOURS PDT MR. GREG ROHER, A CFI, ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N88BM, A CESSNA 177, CARDINAL, ATTEMPTED TO DEPART RUNWAY 24 AT CALIFORNIA CITY AIRPORT (L71), CALIFORNIA CITY, CA. AFTER LIFTOFF THE 150 HP CESSNA CARDINAL, LOADED AT LEAST TO ITS GROSS WEIGHT, AND AT A DENSITY ALTITUDE OF AT LEAST 3463 (FIELD ELEVATION 2450' MSL AND TEMPERATURE 64 DEGREES F AND ALTIMETER 29.82), ATTAINED AN ESTIMATED 50 TO 75 FEET AGL BEFORE IT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE FOUR OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT CATCHING FIRE.

## 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 LAX04CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA175), Apr 3, 2004: Cessna 177 (N88BM), California City, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the certified flight instructor's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush condition and a collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were strong tailwind…

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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