# Accident 20201111022169A: Cessna 177B, Langley, WA, November 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2020, 11:45 local time
- Place: Langley, WA
- Airport: Whidbey Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0175° N, 122.4377° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0175&lon=-122.4377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34633, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34633-2021-07-27) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 323 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201111022169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE FROM BELLINGHAM, WA (BLI) TO BOEING FIELD, WA (BFI). WHILE ENROUTE, PIC REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ASSIGNED ALTITUDE. ATC GAVE VECTORS TO AIRCRAFT TO PAINE FIELD, WA (PAE) AND WHIDBEY AIRPARK (W10). PIC NOTIFIED ATC THAT THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE UNABLE TO MAKE PAE.  PIC THEN INFORMED THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO LAND AT W10. DURING LANDING SEQUENCE AT W10, AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY AN EYE WITNESS TO ENTER LEFT TURN TO THE WEST AND SUBSEQUENTLY STALL AND SPIN INTO THE TREE LINE NORTH-WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE IN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT.

## 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 WPR21FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA045), Nov 11, 2020: Cessna 177 (N34633), Langley, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control while attempting to conduct an emergency landing. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N34633 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020731023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020731023079A), Jul 31, 2002: Cessna 177B (N34633), Elma, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) During a landing attempt at Elma airport, the 300 hour private pilot misjudged the height of his approach. He landed long on the 2,275 foot runway and…

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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