# Accident 20050808015879A: Cessna 177B, Arlington, WY, August 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2005, 19:45 local time
- Place: Arlington, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4472° N, 106.3067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4472&lon=-106.3067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35166, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35166-2006-04-17) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,792 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050808015879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A FIFTY FOOT HIGH TREE ABOUT TEN FEET BELOW THE TOP CAUSING THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE WING TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING THEN STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A RIGHT TURN AT ABOUT A FORTY-FIVE DEGREE ANGLE, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 DEN05FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA125), Aug 9, 2005: Cessna 177B (N35166), Centennial, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, in that he failed to maintain a steady state climb rate to a safe altitude and continued flight towards visible weather that obstructed his chosen…

## Other reports on N35166 (2)

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

- [Accident 19810916065599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916065599A), Sep 16, 1981: Cessna 177B (N35166), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Hard landing broke nose gear fork and other nose section damage.
- [Accident 19770804024519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804024519A), Aug 4, 1977: Cessna 177B (N35166), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit hump in road. Stolen acft.

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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