# NTSB LAX79FUQ42: Cessna 177, N2881X, Santa Barbara, CA, August 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1979
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA · SANTA BARBARA, CA
- Location: 34.4036° N, 119.7137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Barbara, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4036&lon=-119.7137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUQ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2437  79/8/10    SANTA BARBARA,CA    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 366
        TIME - 1959                    N2881X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA VERNE,CA                 GROVER CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        REMARKS- CRASH DRG TKOF FROM 1120FT AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2881X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2881X-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 17700281 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (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 19790810028289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810028289A), Aug 10, 1979: Cessna 177, Santa Barbara, CA, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from emergency landing field. Stalled acft on climb, attempting to miss a fence. Hit the fence.

## Other investigations on N2881X (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 LAX70D0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0005), May 27, 1969: Cessna 177 (N2881X), Upland, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68D0343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0343), Feb 12, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2881X), La Verne, 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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