# NTSB CHI79DET16: Cessna 177, N2605Q, Churubusco, IN, February 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1979
- Place: Churubusco, IN · CHURUBUSCO, IN
- Location: 41.2315° N, 85.3214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Churubusco, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2315&lon=-85.3214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DET16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0241  79/2/10    CHURUBUSCO,IN       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 65 TOTAL
        TIME - 1722                    N2605Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WAYNE,IN              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2605Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2605Q-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 17700225, 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

## 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 19790210002689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790210002689A), Feb 10, 1979: Cessna 177, Churubusco, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff on short snow covered Private strip. Premature lift off resulted in stall at end runway.

## Other investigations on N2605Q (3)

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.

- [NTSB CHI78FET38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET38), Sep 24, 1978: Cessna 177 (N2605Q), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0429), Apr 27, 1969: Cessna 177 (N2605Q), Jefferson, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0486), Mar 16, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2605Q), Mt Ayr, IA, 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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