# NTSB CHI69D0094: Cessna 177, N2254Y, Utica, IL, June 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1968
- Place: Utica, IL · UTICA, IL
- Location: 41.3406° N, 89.0101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3406&lon=-89.0101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2133  68/6/30    UTICA,ILL           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1250                    N2254Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARVED ROCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- RT GR SANK IN HOLE UNDER 8 INS OF WATER ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2254Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2254Y-1980-11-18), registration cancelled 1980-11-18, S/N 17700054, 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: Starved Rock

## Other investigations on N2254Y (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 CHI69F0479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0479), Jan 13, 1969: Cessna 177 (N2254Y), Shelbyville, IN, 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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