# NTSB CHI69D0633: Cessna 177, N2929X, Austin, IN, May 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1969
- Place: Austin, IN · AUSTIN, IN
- Location: 38.7402° N, 85.8103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7402&lon=-85.8103&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0633
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0633

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1316   69/5/2    AUSTIN,IND          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N2929X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- GRASS STRIP NOT MOWED. STRUCK DITCH AT END OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2929X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2929X), registered now, S/N 17700329, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mitchell

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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