# NTSB CHI75FEE44: Cessna 177, N3111T, Marseilles, IL, February 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1975
- Place: Marseilles, IL · MARSEILLES, IL
- Location: 41.3183° N, 88.6764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marseilles, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3183&lon=-88.6764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEE44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0162   75/2/2    MARSEILLES,IL       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1575
        TIME - 1600                    N3111T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 321 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRAIRIE LK HNT CL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSEILLES,IL               LOCKPORT,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED BACK TO RWY AFTR L/O.R WING STRUCK PINE TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3111T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3111T-2013-07-15), registration cancelled 2013-07-15, S/N 17700411, 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: Prairie Lk Hnt Cl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750202001939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750202001939A), Feb 2, 1975: Cessna 177, Marseilles, IL, Substantial damage. Acft settled back to rwy aftr l/o.r wing struck pine tree.

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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