# NTSB CHI78DEX26: Cessna 177B, N30767, French Lick, IN, July 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1978
- Place: French Lick, IN · FRENCH LICK, IN
- Location: 38.5456° N, 86.6191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of French Lick, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5456&lon=-86.6191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEX26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3605  78/7/16    FRENCH LICK,IN      CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 101
        TIME - 1300                    N30767              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRENCH LICK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANVILLE,IL                 FRENCH LICK,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30767](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30767), registered now, S/N 17701453, built 1970 (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: French Lick Muni

## 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 19780716032309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780716032309A), Jul 16, 1978: Cessna 177B, French Lick, IN, 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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