- Date
- June 15, 1977
- Place
- Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7236VCessna 177RG
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770615017109A
- Case key
- 158730
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1296 77/6/15 ABILENE,TX CESSNA 177RG CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 334 TIME - 1330 N7236V PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTTERFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABILENE,TX ARANSAS PASS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RUNWAY SLOPES UPWARD-DEGREE UNKNOWN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7236V
- Reported as
- Cessna 177RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Butterfield
N7236VRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2013 · Cessna 177RGAirframe modelCessna 177RGEngine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6D
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.