# Accident 20160808014229A: Cessna 177B, Mcdonough, NY, August 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mcdonough, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4431° N, 75.8039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4431&lon=-75.8039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30923, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30923-2018-01-10) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160808014229A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/08/2016 A CESSNA 177 N30923 SERIAL NUMBER 17701548 AFTER REPORTED GETTING TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL DEPARTED SIDNEY MUNICIPLE AIRPORT (N23)UNDER VMC CONDITIONS TO THE NORTH WEST WITH ONE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. APPROXIMATELY 21 MILES NORTH WEST OF N23 THE PILOT BEGAN CIRCLING A RELIGOUS CENTER SO THE PASSENGERS COULD TAKE PICTURES. THE PILOT REPORTED HE CIRCLED 3 OR 4 TIMES AT SLOW SPEED (80) KNOTS WITH FULL FLAPS AND NOTICED THE  AIRCRAFT WAS A LITTLE LOW (ABOUT 30 TO 50 FT ABOVE TREE TOPS)THE PILOT THEN REPORTED HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO ZERO AND DOESNT REMEMBER APPLYING FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT  FAILED TO CLIMB THEN PITCHED IN A NOSED DOWN  ATTITUDE AND CRASH LANDED INTO A DENSE WOODED AREA. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED HE DOESNT RECALL THE AIRCRAFT HAVING ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES.

## 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 ERA16LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA286), Aug 8, 2016: Cessna 177 (N30923), McDonough, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a slow flight configuration at low altitude, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to…

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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