# Accident 20080827857489A: Cessna 177RG, Bristol, NH, August 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2008, 15:15 local time
- Place: Bristol, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5919° N, 71.7514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5919&lon=-71.7514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2088Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2088Q-2013-09-27) (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: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,157 total, 1,123 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080827857489A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 27, 2008, AT 1521 EDT, A CESSNA 177RG , N2088Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE DEPARTING FROM NEWFOUND VALLEY AIRPORT (2N2), BRISTOL, NEW HAMPSHIRE.  THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER PERFORMED THE PREFLIGHT, TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND PERFORMED THE ENGINE RUNUP CHECK AND SET FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES.  THE PILOT COMPUTED THE AIRCRAFT'S WEIGHT AT 2,501 POUNDS, ABOUT 300 POUNDS BELOW THE AIRPLANES MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND THAT 1,500 FEET WOULD BE NEEDED TO CLEAR A 50 FT OBSTACLE.  THE PASSENGER THEN STATED THAT SHE DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE PERFORMING THE TAKEOFF.  THE PILOT THEN ASSUMED CONTROLS AND INITIATED THE TAKEOFF.  ROTATION AND INITIAL CLIMB WERE NORMAL, HOWEVER THE PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT SURE IF THE AIRCRAFT WOULD CLEAR THE TREES SO HE INCREASED THE FLAP SETTING TO 20 DEGREES.  AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE FIRST GROUP OF TREES  HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR.  THESE TWO ACTIONS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LOOSIING ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD THE STALL WARNING SOUND AS THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SECOND ROW OF TREES.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.

## 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 NYC08LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA293), Aug 27, 2008: Cessna 177RG (N2088Q), Bristol, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to clear the trees during takeoff due to a partial loss of engine power 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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