# NTSB LAX77FUJ84: Cessna 177B, N35166, Casa Grande, AZ, August 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1977
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ84

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35166-2006-04-17), registration cancelled 2006-04-17, S/N 17702242, built 1975 (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
- 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 19770804024519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804024519A), Aug 4, 1977: Cessna 177B, Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. Hit hump in road. Stolen acft.

## Other investigations on N35166 (2)

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 DEN05FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA125), Aug 9, 2005: Cessna 177B (N35166), Centennial, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…
- [NTSB FTW81FPM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM22), Sep 16, 1981: Cessna 177B (N35166), Tulsa, OK, 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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