# NTSB CHI80FEV34: Cessna 177, N2344Y, Urbana, IL, August 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1980
- Place: Urbana, IL · URBANA, IL
- Location: 40.1101° N, 88.1973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1101&lon=-88.1973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEV34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1046   80/8/1    URBANA,IL           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1855                    N2344Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ILLINI AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENTZVILLE,MI               URBANA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2344Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Illini Airport

## 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 19800801035339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801035339A), Aug 1, 1980: Cessna 177, Urbana, IL, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Caused substantial damage to airplane.

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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