# NTSB FTW78FPM04: Cessna 177RG, N19600, Tulsa, OK, February 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1978
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FPM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0217  78/2/13  NR.TULSA,OK           CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 182
        TIME - 1030                    N19600              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TULSA,OK                     OKLAHOMA CITY,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- ROUGH ICE ON WINGS AND EMPENNAGE.PILOT DID NOT REMOVE ICE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19600](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19600), registered now, S/N 17260600, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside

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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