# NTSB IAD76FIA09: Cessna 177, N30198, Clinton, MD, March 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1976
- Place: Clinton, MD · CLINTON, MD
- Location: 38.7428° N, 76.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7428&lon=-76.9087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0640  76/3/27    CLINTON,MD          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 285
        TIME - 1300                    N30198              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HYDE PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CLINTON,MD                  RETURN                       BALTIMORE WASH INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- HIT VAPI POLE APRX 60FT L OF RWY CENTER LINE.WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30198](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30198), registered now, S/N 17701115, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hyde Park

## 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 19760327006659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760327006659A), Mar 27, 1976: Cessna 177, Clinton, MD, Substantial damage. Hit vapi pole aprx 60FT l of rwy center line. Wind gusting 20K.

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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