LAX80DUJ59

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177RG · Congress, AZ · May 16, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 16, 1980
Place
Congress, AZ · CONGRESS, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N417DKCessna 177RG
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800516016969A
Case key
131711

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0455  80/5/16  NR.CONGRESS,AZ        CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 588
        TIME - 1330                    N417DK              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OCEANSIDE,CA               CONGRESS,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- ROAD SIGN

Aircraft

Registration
N417DK
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Road

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.