# NTSB CHI79FEM01: Cessna 177, N3331T, Baraga, MI, October 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1979
- Place: Baraga, MI · BARAGA, MI
- Location: 46.7787° N, 88.4939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baraga, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7787&lon=-88.4939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0083   79/10/9   BARAGA,MI           CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1850                    N3331T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARAGA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARAGA,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3331T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Baraga

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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