# NTSB ATL81FKJ25: Cessna 177B, N30760, Wetumpka, AL, July 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1981
- Place: Wetumpka, AL · WETUMPKA, AL
- Location: 32.5420° N, 86.2053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wetumpka, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5420&lon=-86.2053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1878  81/7/17    WETUMPKA,AL         CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1707                    N30760              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 46, 1516 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            446 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WETUMPKA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DOTHAN,AL                   HAMILTON,AL                  WETUMPKA,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE RPM DECREASED TO IDLE DURING CLIMBOUT.NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND DURING TEARDOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30760](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30760-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 17701447, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wetumpka Muni

## 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 19810717047059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717047059A), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 177B, Elmore, AL, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed just after departure during attempted emergency landing.

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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