# Accident 20071122827819A: Cessna 177, Auburn, CA, November 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9625° N, 121.0681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9625&lon=-121.0681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3459T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3459T-2009-08-21) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071122827819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 22, 2007, ABOUT 1130 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 177, N3459T, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTHEAST OF AUBURN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AUBURN, CALIFORNIA. SIERRA VISTA AVIATION WAS OPERATING THE RENTAL AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM AUBURN ABOUT 0940. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS WHO WAS WORKING OUTSIDE ON HER DECK, SHE HEARD AN AIRPLANE THAT SEEMED LOUDER THAN NORMAL COMING OVER HER HOUSE. SHE LOOKED UP AND SAW THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COMING OVER VERY LOW. ITS WINGS WERE TILTED AND ITS NOSE WAS POINTED AT THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

## 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 SEA08FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA036), Nov 22, 2007: Cessna 177 (N3459T), Auburn, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern for landing, which resulted in a stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment during…

## Other reports on N3459T (1)

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

- [Accident 19851121076239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851121076239A), Nov 21, 1985: Cessna 177 (N3459T), Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. Misjudged fuel quantity on preflight. Ran out of fuel on practice NDB approach. Hit plants landing in a vineyard.

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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