# NTSB LAX77DVA38: Cessna 177, N30177, Lost Hills, CA, June 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1977
- Place: Lost Hills, CA · LOST HILLS, CA
- Location: 35.6327° N, 119.6779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lost Hills, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6327&lon=-119.6779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DVA38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1081  77/6/17  NR.LOST HILLS,CA      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 33,
        TIME - 2000                    N30177              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  176 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHOWCHILLA,CA               RANCHO SNTA MARIA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT OBSERVED TRUCK HEADING EAST, LANDED ON SAME ROAD HEADING WEST. WING HIT TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30177](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30177-2018-12-17), registration cancelled 2018-12-17, S/N 17701101, 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

## 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 19770617015009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770617015009A), Jun 17, 1977: Cessna 177, Lost Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Plt observed truck heading east, landed on same road heading west. Wing hit truck.

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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