# Accident 20190627008109A: Cessna 177, Pleasanton, KS, June 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2019, 12:00 local time
- Place: Pleasanton, KS
- Airport: Private Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2028° N, 94.7375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2028&lon=-94.7375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30257, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30257-2019-09-11) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,841 total, 100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA377) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190627008109A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING A PRIVATE TURF RUNWAY AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN GUSTY WINDS AND STRUCK TREES OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA19CA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA377), Jun 27, 2019: Cessna 177 (N30257), Pleasanton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of yaw control during takeoff with a right quartering headwind in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.

## Other reports on N30257 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830430031169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430031169I), Apr 30, 1983: Cessna 177 (N30257), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Felt a bump on takeoff. Pilot had drifted over the edge of runway and may have hit edge of runway or light.

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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