# NTSB DEN81FTA13: Cessna 177, N34007, Lavina, MT, August 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1981
- Place: Lavina, MT · LAVINA, MT
- Location: 46.2950° N, 108.9388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lavina, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2950&lon=-108.9388&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 August 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3318   81/8/9    LAVINA,MT           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 611
        TIME - 1630                    N34007              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 411 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAVINA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAVINA,MT                   LAUREL,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRUCK LOG AT END OF ALFALFA FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34007](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34007-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N 17701591, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lavina

## 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 19810809048579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809048579A), Aug 9, 1981: Cessna 177, Lavina, MT, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff climb to cruise. Found water in fuel. Corrode sump drains. Sat out in rain for 3 months.

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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