# NTSB MIA69D0335: Cessna 177, N2385Y, Lacey Sprgs, AL, December 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1968
- Place: Lacey Sprgs, AL · LACEY SPRGS, AL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0335
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0335

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4578  68/12/20   LACEY SPRGS,ALA     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N2385Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SO HUNTSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2385Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2385Y-1973-10-25), registration cancelled 1973-10-25, S/N 17700185 (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
- Airport: So Huntsville

## Other investigations on N2385Y (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 IAD74FLJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ17), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 177 (N2385Y), Bladenboro, NC, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK72FVA85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVA85), Jun 27, 1972: Cessna 177 (N2385Y), Chowchilla, 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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