# NTSB CHI77FEE36: Cessna 177, N2203Y, Newark, IL, July 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1977
- Place: Newark, IL · NEWARK, IL
- Location: 41.5366° N, 88.5806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5366&lon=-88.5806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEE36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2217  77/7/23    NEWARK,IL           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1906                    N2203Y              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCKPORT,IL                 NEWARK,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES DEPARTURE END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2203Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2203Y-1977-09-20), registration cancelled 1977-09-20, S/N 17700003 (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: Newark

## 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 19770723029349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770723029349A), Jul 23, 1977: Cessna 177, Newark, IL, Substantial damage. Hit pwr lines departure end of rwy.

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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