# NTSB IAD75DIJ09: Cessna 177B, N34477, Volney, VA, December 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1974
- Place: Volney, VA · VOLNEY, VA
- Location: 36.6251° N, 81.3882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Volney, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6251&lon=-81.3882&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DIJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4095  74/12/17   VOLNEY,VA           CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 346
        TIME - 1810                    N34477              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCALOOSA,ALA              ROANOKE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SPIRAL DESCENT THROUGH HOLE IN CLOUDS.SAW TREES TOO LATE TO AVOID COLLISION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34477](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34477-1997-10-09), registration cancelled 1997-10-09, S/N 17701830 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19741217040889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741217040889A), Dec 17, 1974: Cessna 177B, Volney, VA, Destroyed. Spiral descent through hole in clouds. Saw trees too late to avoid collision.

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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