# NTSB FTW77FA009: Cessna 177B, N515BC, Oklahoma City, OK, October 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1976
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3291  76/10/25   OKLAHOMA CITY,OK    CESSNA 177B         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2517
        TIME - 1549                    N515BC              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILL ROGERS WORLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OK            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PLT EXECUTING MISSED APCH FROM SIMULATED ILS APCH,UNDER HOOD.SAFETY PLT WAS 3 HR TT STUDENT PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N515BC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515BC-1977-01-24), registration cancelled 1977-01-24, S/N 17702019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Will Rogers World

## Other investigations on N515BC (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC76DCD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD24), Dec 21, 1975: Cessna 177 (N515BC), Durant, IA, substantial damage

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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