# NTSB CHI79DA068: Cessna 177B, N34457, Bloomington, IN, August 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1979
- Place: Bloomington, IN · BLOOMINGTON, IN
- Location: 39.1637° N, 86.5243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1637&lon=-86.5243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DA068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3712  79/8/28  NR.BLOOMINGTON,IN     CESSNA 177B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 266
        TIME - 0552                    N34457              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 138 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONROE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,IN              BLOOMINGTON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       67
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34457](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34457-1982-07-23), registration cancelled 1982-07-23, S/N 17701816, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Monroe Co

## 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 19790828044159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828044159A), Aug 28, 1979: Cessna 177B, Bloomington, IN, Destroyed. Airplane struck ground near middle marker on ILS approach in near zero weather conditions. Low time IFR pilot.

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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