# NTSB MKC75AK034: Cessna 177B, N30855, Garland, NE, January 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1975
- Place: Garland, NE · GARLAND, NE
- Location: 40.9446° N, 96.9853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garland, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9446&lon=-96.9853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0044   75/1/5    GARLAND,NE          CESSNA 177B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1915                    N30855              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEARNEY,NE                  OMAHA,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                           SNOW, SNOW GRAINS/SNOW PELLETS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       28
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DARK NIGHT 1300FT CLG,FOG,SNOW.FSS SPECIALIST ADVSD PLT VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30855](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30855-1975-03-10), registration cancelled 1975-03-10, S/N 17701506, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750105000879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750105000879A), Jan 5, 1975: Cessna 177B, Garland, NE, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Dark night 1300FT clg,fog,snow. Fss specialist advsd plt VFR flt not recommended.

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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