# NTSB LAX75DUM20: Cessna 177, N3450T, Imperial, CA, March 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1975
- Place: Imperial, CA · IMPERIAL, CA
- Location: 32.8388° N, 115.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imperial, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8388&lon=-115.5720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0378  75/3/21    IMPERIAL,CA         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1117
        TIME - 1531                    N3450T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 805 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IMPERIAL COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALEXICO,CA                 IMPERIAL,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       21
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 40K. DRIFTED OFF RWY & HIT BELL 47,N35001,SUBSTL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3450T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3450T-2014-10-02), registration cancelled 2014-10-02, S/N 17700750, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Imperial County

## 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 19750321005229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750321005229A), Mar 21, 1975: Cessna 177, Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 40K. Drifted off rwy & hit bell 47,N35001,substl dmg.

## Other investigations on N3450T (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 OAK68D0371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0371), Apr 26, 1968: Cessna 177 (N3450T), Santa Cruz, CA, 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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