# NTSB LAX06LA205: Cessna 177B, N35058, Redwood City, CA, June 17, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 17, 2006, 12:05 local (19:05 UTC) - Place: Redwood City, CA - Coordinates: 37.538612, -122.188056 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5386&lon=-122.1881&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63928 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06LA205 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63928/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA205 ## Probable cause A collision with water for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - terrain condition - water ## Analysis The pilot said he had no recollection of the events that transpired during the accident sequence. He did recall that he cancelled flight following with the local air traffic controller, and noted the airplane's altitude as 1,300 feet above the water. The last thing he remembered was reaching down to change radio frequencies, and then he was waist deep in water near the shoreline. He waited for the airplane to sink for a couple of minutes, but the water level never rose. He opened the door and exited the airplane into about 4 feet of water, and was able to walk around until the Coast Guard arrived. The pilot was transported to the hospital with no injuries. There was no follow-up inspections to the airframe or engine. ## Factual narrative On June 17, 2006, about 1205 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 177B, N35058, collided with the ocean near Redwood City, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane incurred substantial damage. The personal local flight departed from Oakland International Airport, Oakland, California, at an undetermined time, with a planned destination of Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County, Palo Alto, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. In an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot reported that he had no recollection of the events that transpired during the accident. He cancelled flight following with the local air traffic controller, and noted the airplane's altitude as 1,300 feet. The last thing he remembered was reaching down to change radio frequencies, and then he was waist deep in water. He waited for the airplane to sink for a couple of minutes, but the water level never rose. He opened the door and exited the airplane, and was able to walk around until the Coast Guard arrived. The pilot was transported to the hospital with no injuries. The Coast Guard pilot responding to the accident arrived about 6 minutes after receiving a call from a Coast Guard auxiliary boat that spotted the pilot in the water. The Coast Guard crew was about to perform a rescue demonstration at a local airshow when they received the call. The Coast Guard pilot noted that the airplane was upright and submerged in about 4 feet of water. There was no follow-up inspections to the airframe or engine. The pilot did not submit the NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report Form 6120.1/2. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N35058](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35058-2009-07-31), registration cancelled 2009-07-31, S/N 17702180, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 177B - Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17702180 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1F6 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: William F. Heijn - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: OAK, OAKLAND, CA - Destination: PAO, PALO ALTO, CA ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: OAK ## 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 20060617011879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617011879A), Jun 17, 2006: Cessna 177B, Foster City, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Based on the operators statements when interviewed two days after the accident, he was cleared for takeoff from oak and routed over the san francisco bay… From the NTSB's public API. 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