# Accident 20150913016159A: Cessna 177, Moneta, VA, September 13, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2015, 16:18 local time
- Place: Moneta, VA
- Airport: Smith Mountain Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1039° N, 79.5972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1039&lon=-79.5972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2835X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2835X-2015-12-21) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150913016159A

## Narrative

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

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE AIRPORT, MONETA, VA: N2835X, A C177, VFR, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH 3RD DEGREE BURNS. POB: 2, INJURIES: SERIOUS, DAMAGE: DESTROYED

## 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 ERA15LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA354), Sep 13, 2015: Cessna 177 (N2835X), Moneta, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature retraction of the wing flaps and his subsequent failure to maintain pitch control during an attempted go-around, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical…

## Other reports on N2835X (2)

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

- [Accident 19841208075849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841208075849A), Dec 8, 1984: Cessna 177 (N2835X), Cadiz, OH, Substantial damage. Engine sputtered and quit. Landed short of runway contacting a furrow. Fuel cap plugged up, ice in fuel lines.
- [Accident 19830821043129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821043129A), Aug 21, 1983: Cessna 177 (N2835X), Cadiz, OH, Destroyed. Aircraft failed to outclimb rising terrain during takeoff. Aircraft hit ground and flipped inverted.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.