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FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Owasso, OK · July 11, 2010

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Date
July 11, 2010 · 20:10 local
Place
Owasso, OK
Airport
Gundys'
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N345MT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10FA385
Reported as
Cessna 177B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
314 total0 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N345MTRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Cessna 177BS/N 17702031 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 177BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 11, 2010, N345NT, a Cessna 177, serial number 17702031, crashed during an approach to Gundys' Airport (038), at Owasso, OK. The time was approximately 2010 local. There was weather to the northwest of the scene. On the scene witnesses reported weather was not a factor in the accident. 3 different persons observed the aircraft at varying times during it's approach. The aircraft was reported to have been flying south and turned east towards the approach end of runway 18. Another witness noted that the aircraft was reported to have been flying south but had not seen the aircraft after that. These two witnesses both noted the aircraft sounded normal. Another witness noted that he looked up, to the north and observed the aircraft in a spin. He indicated he was unable to specify the engine was running. He was unable to specify the direction of the spin. Several observers were on the scene within a few minutes of the accident. Other persons at the scene noted that the aircraft was not following normal airport pattern procedures. There were 3 persons on board including the pilot and all died in the accident. There was no fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 11, 2010, N345NT, A CESSNA 177, SERIAL NUMBER 17702031, CRASHED DURING AN APPROACH TO GUNDYS' AIRPORT (038), AT OWASSO, OK. THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 2010 LOCAL. THERE WAS WEATHER TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE SCENE. ON THE SCENE WITNESSES REPORTED WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. 3 DIFFERENT PERSONS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AT VARYING TIMES DURING IT'S APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FLYING SOUTH AND TURNED EAST TOWARDS THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 18. ANOTHER WITNESS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FLYING SOUTH BUT HAD NOT SEEN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THAT. THESE TWO WITNESSES BOTH NOTED THE AIRCRAFT SOUNDED NORMAL. ANOTHER WITNESS NOTED THAT HE LOOKED UP, TO THE NORTH AND OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SPIN. HE INDICATED HE WAS UNABLE TO SPECIFY THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. HE WAS UNABLE TO SPECIFY THE DIRECTION OF THE SPIN. SEVERAL OBSERVERS WERE ON THE SCENE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF THE ACCIDENT. OTHER PERSONS AT THE SCENE NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT FOLLOWING NORMAL AIRPORT PATTERN PROCEDURES. THERE WERE 3 PERSONS ON BOARD INCLUDING THE PILOT AND ALL DIED IN THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN10FA385Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportOwasso, OKThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an engine-out approach to the runway, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due…Jul 12, 2010 · Substantial damage