# NTSB FTW83FA133: Cessna 177, N29302, Borger, TX, March 2, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 2, 1983, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Borger, TX
- Coordinates: 35.65081, -101.399223 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6508&lon=-101.3992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83FA133
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20706/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA133

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO 2 PLT WITNESSES, THE ACFT STALLED DURING TAKEOFF AFTER IT HAD CLIMBED TO APRX 75 TO 100 FT AGL. THEY REPORTED THAT AT THAT TIME, IT DID A WING-OVER, ENTERED A DIVE & CRASHED. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT WAS LOADED TO NEAR ITS MAX GROSS WT LIMIT. THE ARPT ELEVATION & TEMP WERE 3052 FT & 67 DEG, RESPECTIVELY, THE ENG WAS REPORTEDLY AT FULL POWER UNTIL IMPACT. NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT FAILURE OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29302](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29302-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 17700800, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 177-00800
- Airframe hours: 1549
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Billy Joe Schroeder
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 20, 1982, 8 hours before
- Departed: NC
- Destination: RALEIGH, NC
- Airport: Hutchinson County, runway 17, 6,300 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 1,254 total, 1,214 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: AMA, 35 nm away

## 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 19830302005859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830302005859A), Mar 2, 1983: Cessna 177, Borger, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft pitched nose up into stall after takeoff, rolled over in wingover and crashed nose first into ground.

## Other investigations on N29302 (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 FTW72FQG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FQG72), Feb 24, 1972: Cessna 177 (N29302), Tulia, TX, 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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