# NTSB DEN75DTC27: Cessna 177, N3159T, Laramie, WY, June 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1975
- Place: Laramie, WY · LARAMIE, WY
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTC27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTC27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1332  75/6/15    LARAMIE,WY          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 333
        TIME - 1143                    N3159T              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 312 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GENERAL BREES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEYENNE,WY                 LARAMIE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      69
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ATTMPTD GO ARND DUE WINDS GUSTING TO 40K. DENSITY ALT ABT 9500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3159T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3159T), registered now, S/N 17700459, 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
- Airport: General Brees

## 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 19750615013939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750615013939A), Jun 15, 1975: Cessna 177, Laramie, WY, Substantial damage. Attmptd go arnd due winds gusting to 40K. Density alt abt 9500FT.

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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