# NTSB IAD71AI053: Cessna 177, N2271Y, New Castle, VA, May 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1971
- Place: New Castle, VA · NEW CASTLE, VA
- Location: 37.5010° N, 80.1110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5010&lon=-80.1110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71AI053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI053

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2271Y-2024-11-02), registration cancelled 2024-11-02, S/N 17700071, built 1967 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2271Y (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 DIA69F0106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0106), Nov 6, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2271Y), Louisburg, NC, 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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