# Accident 20170428008559A: Cessna 177, Freetown, NY, April 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2017, 17:43 local time
- Place: Freetown, NY
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5356° N, 76.0272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5356&lon=-76.0272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3224T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3224T-2018-05-03) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 139 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170428008559A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 28, 2017, AT 1743 EDT, N3224T, CESSNA 177, SN: 17700524, CRASHED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^FREETOWN, NY 13803.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES TO LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND EMPENNAGE.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOT IN COMMAND, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PASSENGER, SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING A PRACTICE APPROACH TO A PRIVATELY OWNED GRASS STRIP. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB OUT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SPERRY RD., BOUNCED ACROSS THE ROAD, UNDER POWER LINES, AND INTO A FIELD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK NUMEROUS SMALL TREES AND SHRUBS BEFORE COMING TO REST AT THE FINAL POINT OF IMPACT.

INVESTIGATION AND INTERVIEWS INDICATE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

INVESTIGATION AND INTERVIEWS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED PRIOR TO INITIAL IMPACT.

NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED ON AIRCRAFT THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.

PILOT IN COMMAND HAS VALID PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AND CURRENT MEDICAL.

AT THIS TIME NO APPARENT VIOLATIONS OF 14 CFR HAVE BEEN NOTED.

## 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 GAA17CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA249), Apr 28, 2017: Cessna 177 (N3224T), Marathon, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude and airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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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