- Date
- May 27, 1971
- Place
- New Castle, VA · NEW CASTLE, VA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2271YCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161702
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0934 71/5/27 NEW CASTLE,VA CESSNA 177 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 24 TOTAL TIME - 2305 N2271Y PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,VA BECKLY,W VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- 0.5 HRS TOTAL NITE TIME. BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.08 PERCENT BY WEIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2271Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2271YRegistration cancelled Nov 2, 2024 · Cessna 177Airframe modelCessna 177Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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