# NTSB CHI70D0277: Cessna 177, N3248T, Columbia, KY, October 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1969
- Place: Columbia, KY · COLUMBIA, KY
- Location: 37.1034° N, 85.3075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1034&lon=-85.3075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0277
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0277

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4084   69/10/3   COLUMBIA,KY         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 369
        TIME - 1700                    N3248T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LU DOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWENSBORO,KY                COLUMBIA,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3248T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3248T-1972-12-07), registration cancelled 1972-12-07, S/N 17700548, 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: Lu Dot

## Other investigations on N3248T (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 MIA72DLT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLT10), Nov 28, 1971: Cessna 177 (N3248T), Brownsville, TN, 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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