# Accident 20170510005049A: Cessna 177B, Frankston, TX, May 10, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2017, 21:40 local time
- Place: Frankston, TX
- Airport: Aero Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0817° N, 95.4525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0817&lon=-95.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34207, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34207-2019-03-20) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 18 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170510005049A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS TURNING AT FINAL AND OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY. HE TRIED TO CORRECT IT BUT LANDED DIAGONALLY ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT OUT WHICH CAUSED HIM TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AND IMPACT SOME TREES.

## 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 GAA17CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA274), May 10, 2017: Cessna 177 (N34207), Frankston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of runway visibility during landing in rain, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of situational awareness and subsequent loss of airplane control.

## Other reports on N34207 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850422019579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850422019579I), Apr 22, 1985: Cessna 177B (N34207), Flagstaff, AZ, Minor damage. Nose tire went flat on landing. Nose gear collapsed.

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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