# NTSB CHI80FEX13: Cessna 177RG, N35891, Greenwood, IN, April 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1980
- Place: Greenwood, IN · GREENWOOD, IN
- Location: 39.6034° N, 86.1052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwood, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6034&lon=-86.1052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1063  80/4/22    GREENWOOD,IN        CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1755                    N35891              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 519 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            89 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARSAW,IN                   GREENWOOD,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35891](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35891-2012-10-09), registration cancelled 2012-10-09, S/N 177RG1072, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Skyway

## 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 19800422009619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800422009619A), Apr 22, 1980: Cessna 177RG, Greenwood, IN, Destroyed. Lost directional control on landing roll. Veered off runway into a ditch.

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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