# Accident 20210407005849A: Cessna 177B, Great Valley, NY, April 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2021, 14:10 local time
- Place: Great Valley, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2051° N, 78.6473° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2051&lon=-78.6473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24RG-2023-04-26) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210407005849A

## Narrative

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

AT PPROX. 1410 ON 04/07/2021 N24RG CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM N56. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING RNWY 24. A WITNESS REPORTED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT BANK LEFT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA21FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA178), Apr 7, 2021: Cessna 177B (N24RG), Great Valley, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff.

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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