# NTSB FTW80FPD12: Cessna 177, N29653, Alvarado, TX, February 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1980
- Place: Alvarado, TX · ALVARADO, TX
- Location: 32.4103° N, 97.2108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alvarado, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4103&lon=-97.2108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0163  80/2/23    ALVARADO,TX         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 530
        TIME - 1600                    N29653              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 167 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUSCOMBE ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALVARADO,TX                 LOCAL
        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 ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM SOFT SOD RWY WITH UPSLOPE GRADIENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29653](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29653-1980-09-22), registration cancelled 1980-09-22, S/N 17701011, built 1968 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Luscombe Acres

## 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 19800223003919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800223003919A), Feb 23, 1980: Cessna 177, Alvarado, TX, Substantial damage. Tried to take off from short, soft, uphill strip. Unable to clear obstructions. Went under wires, hit trees.

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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