# NTSB LAX80DUJ59: Cessna 177RG, N417DK, Congress, AZ, May 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1980
- Place: Congress, AZ · CONGRESS, AZ
- Location: 34.1625° N, 112.8507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Congress, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1625&lon=-112.8507&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N417DK), registered now, S/N 177RG0563, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Road

## 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 19800516016969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516016969A), May 16, 1980: Cessna 177RG, Congress, AZ, Substantial damage. Wing struck road sign during takeoff roll on a county road.

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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