# Accident 20060407004899A: Cessna 177B, Blackburn, MO, April 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2006, 14:42 local time
- Place: Blackburn, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1008° N, 93.4397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1008&lon=-93.4397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34200, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34200-2008-09-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,800 total, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060407004899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES REPORTED AIRCRAFT MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH ELECTRICAL LINE (APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL).

## 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 CHI06LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA105), Apr 7, 2006: Cessna 177 (N34200), Blackburn, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance from the power line during low altitude maneuvering. A factor was the power line.

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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