# NTSB IAD76DID35: Cessna 177, N34829, Danville, VA, July 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1976
- Place: Danville, VA · DANVILLE, VA
- Location: 36.5860° N, 79.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5860&lon=-79.3950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DID35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2302  76/7/12    DANVILLE,VA         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 226
        TIME - 1510                    N34829              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINDEN,NJ                   ADVANCE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SWERVED TO AVOID CAR & PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34829](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34829), registered now, S/N 17702029, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760712019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712019499A), Jul 12, 1976: Cessna 177B, Danville, VA, Substantial damage. Swerved to avoid car & pwr lines.

## Other investigations on N34829 (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 CHI97LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA291), Sep 6, 1997: Cessna 177B (N34829), Oxford, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors were the improper flare by the dual student and the instructor pilot's…

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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