# Accident 20110626012609A: Cessna 177RG, St Johns, AZ, June 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2011, 13:38 local time
- Place: St Johns, AZ
- Airport: St Johns Industrial Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5086° N, 109.3872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5086&lon=-109.3872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2725V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2725V-2017-05-31) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110626012609A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/26/2011 AT 1338, N2725V, A CE-177RG OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED ST. JOHNS INDUSTRIAL AIR PARK (KSJN), ST JOHNS, AZ ON RWY 21. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND HAD LANDED AT KSJN FOR FUEL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF (FULL TANKS).ALONG WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE TWO ADULT PASSENGERS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND APPROX. 88 POUNDS OF BAGGAGE.ASOS WEATHER AT KSJN: 262054Z, AUTO 25023G30KT 10SM CLR 36/M04 A3003 RMK A02 PKWND 25030/2054DENSITY ALTITUDE APPROX 9100 FEETAIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTY CLIMBING BASED ON STATEMENTS FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TELEPHONE INTERVIEW AND HE ELECTED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A CLEARING, AVOIDING TREES AND HOUSES IN THE AREA.THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT BASED ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENTS.IN THE INTERVIEW, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED HE DID NOT CALCULATE THE AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF/CLIMB PERFORMANCE.

## 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 WPR11LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA287), Jun 26, 2011: Cessna 177RG (N2725V), St Johns, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N2725V (1)

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

- [Incident 19800217026549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217026549I), Feb 17, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N2725V), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Pilot preoccupied with landing environment, forgot to extend landing gear.

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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