# Accident 20230524006899A: Cessna 177B, Tucson, AZ, May 24, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2023, 09:40 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1001° N, 110.9165° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1001&lon=-110.9165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34713, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34713-2025-04-04) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230524006899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF CESSNA CE-177 CARDINAL TAKING OFF ON 11L REPORTED TO THE TOWER THAT HE COULD NOT CLIMB AND NEEDED TO TURN BACK.  ATC GAVE PERMISSION TO DO WHAT HE NEEDED.  PILOT REPORTED THAT HIS LAST MEMORY WAS COMMENCING A RIGHT TURN, BUT NEITHER THE TOWER NOR THE ONE WITNESS ON THE GROUND REPORTED SEEING THAT.  THEY REPORTED SEEING A LEFT TURN COMMENCE.

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, LEFT WINGTIP FIRST, ABOUT 1500 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ABOUT 900 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE NEXT GROUND IMPACT SIGNATURE WAS A PROPELLER ARC IN THE DIRT AND THE PROPELLER WAS NEXT IN THE PATH OF THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD SCORPION TAIL SEPARATION, UPPER FUSELAGE AND WING SECTION SEPARATED AND ENGINE PARTIALLY SEPARATED, FROM THE FUSELAGE.  TRAJECTORY OF ACCIDENT SEQUENCE WAS JUST MORE THAN 90 DEGREES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING.

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER EXTENSIVE WORK ON THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH INCLUDED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, ENGINE OVERHAULED AND THE INSTALLATION OF AN ENGINE MONITORING SYSTEM.  INVESTIGATION ON SITE CONFIRMED TANKS HAD SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF FUEL IN THEM.

FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT THE AIRCRAFT SALVAGE YARD IS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THIS INVESTIGATION AND THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.

## 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 WPR23LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA201), May 24, 2023: Cessna 177B (N34713), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to restricted fuel flow resulting from foreign object debris in the fuel flow transducer.

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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