# NTSB IAD79FIG08: Cessna 177, N29400, Westminster, MD, June 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1979
- Place: Westminster, MD · WESTMINSTER, MD
- Location: 39.5792° N, 77.0067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5792&lon=-77.0067&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 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3405  79/6/20    WESTMINSTER,MD      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 28,
        TIME - 1930                    N29400              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  62 TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTMINSTER,MD              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- INTERNAL LK,ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP,AC P/N 40295.RAN OFF L SIDE OF RWY AFTER BOUNCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29400](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29400), registered now, S/N 17700864 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- 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: Clearview

## 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 19790620017759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620017759A), Jun 20, 1979: Cessna 177, Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. Engine failed to develop full power after takeoff. Made circuit, landed, lost directional control on landing roll.

## Other investigations on N29400 (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 FTW95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA058), Dec 4, 1994: Cessna 177 (N29400), Katy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AT THE PILOT'S DISPOSAL FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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