# NTSB CHI71FBD27: Cessna 177B, N30657, Lockport, IL, September 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1970
- Place: Lockport, IL · LOCKPORT, IL
- Location: 41.5908° N, 88.0325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5908&lon=-88.0325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3854  70/9/25    LOCKPORT,ILL        CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 313
        TIME - 0820                    N30657              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS LOCKPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 LOCKPORT,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- HIT L WG FIRST AFTER BOUNCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30657](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30657-2024-04-13), registration cancelled 2024-04-13, S/N 17701388, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (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: Lewis Lockport

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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