# NTSB IAD77DKM01: Cessna 401, N32060, Hickory, NC, October 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1977
- Place: Hickory, NC · HICKORY, NC
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DKM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2948  77/10/16   HICKORY,NC          CESSNA 401          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 2533
        TIME - 1100                    N32060              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HICKORY MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,SC               HICKORY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N32060 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hickory Municipal

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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