# NTSB CHI71DEC51: Cessna 177, N30409, Owosso, MI, May 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1971
- Place: Owosso, MI · OWOSSO, MI
- Location: 42.9953° N, 84.1758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owosso, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9953&lon=-84.1758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEC51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEC51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1565  71/5/10    OWOSSO,MICH         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 143
        TIME - 1230                    N30409              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWOSSO CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,MICH                OWOSSO,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: ROLL
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- BOUNCED INTO AIR CROSSING HARD SURF RWY AT INT,BACK REST RECLINED.PUSHED CTLS FORWARD.FUSELAGE DMG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30409](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30409), registered now, S/N 17701239, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owosso City

## Other investigations on N30409 (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 CHI79DEI38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEI38), Aug 7, 1979: Cessna 177 (N30409), Sandusky, OH, 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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