# NTSB IAD76FLQ05: Cessna 177A, N30388, London, KY, September 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1975
- Place: London, KY · LONDON, KY
- Location: 37.1184° N, 84.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of London, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1184&lon=-84.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3106  75/9/29    LONDON,KY           CESSNA 177A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 46,
        TIME - 1520                    N30388              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  482 TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONDON CORBIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNSTOWN,PA                LONDON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREES ABT 50 FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30388](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30388-2024-05-11), registration cancelled 2024-05-11, S/N 17701227, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: London Corbin

## 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 19750929031249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750929031249A), Sep 29, 1975: Cessna 177, London, KY, Substantial damage. Struck trees abt 50 ft short of rwy.

## Other investigations on N30388 (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 MKC69D0403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0403), Apr 7, 1969: Cessna 177A (N30388), Lake Elmo, MN, 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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