- Date
- August 4, 1977
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N35166Cessna 177B
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770804024519A
- Case key
- 146135
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1953 77/8/4 NR.CASA GRANDE,AZ CESSNA 177B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 1475 TIME - 0230 N35166 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 1375 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASA GRANDE,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- HIT HUMP IN ROAD. STOLEN ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35166
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N35166Registration cancelled Apr 17, 2006 · Cessna 177BAirframe modelCessna 177BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N35166 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN05FA125Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCentennial, WYthe pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, in that he failed to maintain a steady state climb rate to a safe altitude and continued flight towards visible weather that obstructed his chosen route of flight, and his failure to maintain terrain…NTSB FTW81FPM22Accident · No injuriesClosedTulsa, OK