# NTSB FTW78FA026: Cessna 177RG, N35862, Wimberley, TX, February 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Wimberley, TX · WIMBERLEY, TX
- Location: 29.9841° N, 98.0903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wimberley, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9841&lon=-98.0903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0494  78/2/11  NR.WIMBERLEY,TX       CESSNA 177RG        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 0030                    N35862              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCALLEN,TX                  SAN MARCUS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      34
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO SIDE OF HILL OBSCURED BY CLOUDS,RECOVERY DATE 2/13/78.PLT REC LOCAL AREA WX BRIEFING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35862](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35862-1978-05-31), registration cancelled 1978-05-31, S/N 177RG1064, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780211006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211006179A), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna 177, Wimberley, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of hill obscured by clouds,recovery date 2/13/78.pec local area wx briefing.

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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