# NTSB ANC76DAG66: Cessna 177, N3234T, Port Lyons, AK, November 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1975
- Place: Port Lyons, AK · PORT LYONS, AK
- Location: 57.8670° N, 152.8562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Lions, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.8670&lon=-152.8562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAG66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3795   75/11/5   PORT LYONS,AK       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 467
        TIME - 1350                    N3234T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT LYONS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KODIAK,AK                   PORT LYONS,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- UNATTENDED ARPT. SLID INTO BUSHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3234T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3234T-1980-11-10), registration cancelled 1980-11-10, S/N 17700534, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Lyons

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751105038039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751105038039A), Nov 5, 1975: Cessna 177, Port Lyons, AK, Substantial damage. Unattended arpt. Slid into bushes.

## Other investigations on N3234T (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 LAX69O0333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69O0333), Feb 15, 1969: Cessna 177 (N3234T), Hermosillo, Mexico, substantial damage

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.

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