# NTSB MIA78DLD75: Cessna 177, N34976, Melbourne, FL, August 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1978
- Place: Melbourne, FL · MELBOURNE, FL
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DLD75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3082  78/8/29    MELBOURNE,FL        CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 545
        TIME - 1915                    N34976              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MELBOURNE REGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELBOURNE,FL                WEST PALM BEACH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- CESSNA 172 N64453,PIPER 28R N9377C SUB. PIPER 28-140 MINOR. MAGS LEFT ON BOTH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34976](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34976), registered now, S/N 17702128, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- 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
- Airport: Melbourne Regnl

## 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 19780829026499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829026499A), Aug 29, 1978: Cessna 177B, Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. Cessna 172 N64453,Piper 28R N9377C sub. Piper 28-140 minor. Mags on both.

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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