# Accident 20100711037209A: Cessna 177B, Owasso, OK, July 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2010, 20:10 local time
- Place: Owasso, OK
- Airport: Gundys'
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2667° N, 95.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2667&lon=-95.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345MT-2013-03-07) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 0 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100711037209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA385), Jul 12, 2010: Cessna 177B (N345MT), Owasso, OK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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