# Accident 20050411007909A: Cessna 177RG, Warren, PA, April 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2005, 16:04 local time
- Place: Warren, PA
- Airport: Warren Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8658° N, 79.2061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8658&lon=-79.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7545V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7545V-2005-08-11) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 1,234 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050411007909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N7545V, A CE-177, CRASHED AFTER A BALKED LANDING ATTEMPT AT THE WARREN AIRPARK (7PA1) IN PENNSYLVANIA. LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND REPORTED THAT BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY HELICOPTER. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE REVEALED THAT THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND HIS PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. EYEWITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AND HIT TREES AT THE SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 06. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND HIS PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC05LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA070), Apr 11, 2005: Cessna 177RG (N7545V), Warren, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the balked landing checklist while attempting to abort a landing. Factors in the accident were his failure to maintain directional control during the landing, and a gust…

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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