MKC70D0128

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Ottawa, KS · July 29, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 29, 1969
Place
Ottawa, KS · OTTAWA, KS
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N30209Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report March 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166992

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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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3-3281  69/7/29    OTTAWA,KANS         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N30209              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 371 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            28 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTAWA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTAWA,KANS                 FAIRFAX,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- RWY CONSIDERED ADEQUATE FOR SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N30209
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ottawa Muni

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.