# NTSB CHI76FEE11: Cessna 177, N2945X, Sugar Grove, IL, August 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1975
- Place: Sugar Grove, IL · SUGAR GROVE, IL
- Location: 41.7774° N, 88.4465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sugar Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7774&lon=-88.4465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1951   75/8/4    SUGAR GROVE,IL      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 943
        TIME - 1252                    N2945X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AURORA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUGAR GROVE,IL              PEORIA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- SHAFT ASSEMBLY SHIMMY DAMPER P/N 1743022-1 SEPARATED AT ATTACH END.LAST ANNUAL INSP 7/26/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2945X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2945X-1993-05-05), registration cancelled 1993-05-05, S/N 17700345 (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: Aurora

## 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 19750804023639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750804023639A), Aug 4, 1975: Cessna 177, Sugar Grove, IL, Substantial damage. Shaft assembly shimmy damper p/n 1743022-1 separated at attach end. Last annual insp 7/26/74.

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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