# NTSB DEN81FTM22: Cessna 177, N2372Y, Cedar City, SD, May 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1981
- Place: Cedar City, SD · CEDAR CITY, SD
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3335   81/5/4    CEDAR CITY,UT       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 132
        TIME - 2120                    N2372Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR CITY,UT               PROVO,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        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                                                      57
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- DA APRX 6600FT.APRX 120LBS OVR MAX GWT,AFT CG ABT 14IN AFT OF REARWARD LMT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2372Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2372Y-1984-06-02), registration cancelled 1984-06-02, S/N 17700172 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cedar City Muni

## 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 19810504022259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504022259A), May 4, 1981: Cessna 177, Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed off end of runway when pilot attempted takeoff from high density airport. Over gross weight.

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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