# Accident 20060617011879A: Cessna 177B, Foster City, CA, June 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2006, 12:05 local time
- Place: Foster City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5386° N, 122.1881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5386&lon=-122.1881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35058, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35058-2009-07-31) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 720 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617011879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BASED ON THE OPERATORS STATEMENTS WHEN INTERVIEWED TWO DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM OAK AND ROUTED OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO CROSS THE SAN MATEO BRIDGE AT MID SPAN AT OR BELOW 1400 MSL ENROUTE TO PAO. ATC HAD JUST TERMINATED RADAR SERVICES AND DIRECTED THE PILOT TO CONTACT PAO TOWER ABOUT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 1300 MSL. THE PILOT WAS CHANGING TRANSPONDER CODE TO 1200 AND LOOKING FOR OR ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE COMM RADIO TO THE PAO TOWER FREQUENCY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SURFACE OF THE BAY IN ABOUT THREE TO FOUR FEET OF WATER. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BAY AND THE PILOT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES GOT OUT AND STOOD IN THE BAY UNTIL THE COAST GUARD RETRIEVED HIM FROM THE WATER. THE PILOT SAID HE DOES NOT RECALL ANY ABNORMAL FLIGHT ISSUES OR PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE FLIGHT. ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND POWERPLANT APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL HE FOUND HIMSELF IN THE WATER.

## 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 LAX06LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA205), Jun 17, 2006: Cessna 177B (N35058), Redwood City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collision with water for undetermined reasons.

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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