# NTSB IAD79FID32: Cessna 177RG, N34969, Gordonsville, VA, September 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1979
- Place: Gordonsville, VA · GORDONSVILLE, VA
- Location: 38.1356° N, 78.1874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordonsville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1356&lon=-78.1874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FID32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2703   79/9/7    GORDONSVILLE,VA     CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 362
        TIME - 0830                    N34969              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,MA                  LYNCHBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD T/O FROM FIELD WHERE FORCED LDG HAD BEEN MADE DUE LACK OF FUEL.A/C HIT BUMP GOT AIRBNE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34969](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34969), registered now, S/N 177RG1033, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, 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 19790907026599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907026599A), Sep 7, 1979: Cessna 177RG, Gordonsville, VA, Substantial damage. Made takeoff from farm field. Stalled aircraft attempting to clear obstacles.

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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