- Date
- May 18, 1975
- Place
- Decatur, NE · DECATUR, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N30535Cessna 177A
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750518011749A
- Case key
- 149008
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1199 75/5/18 DECATUR,NE CESSNA 177A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 65, 375 TIME - 1315 N30535 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DECATUR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERMILLION,SD DECATUR,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30535
- Reported as
- Cessna 177A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Decatur
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N30535 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MKC86LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSidney, NEN30535 was making a night takeoff on a rwy covered by 3' deep snow. There were also drifts along the lt side of the rwy which were 8 to 10 inches deep. During the takeoff roll moisture blew onto the windshield and the acft drifted to the lt. the acft then…NTSB MKC72DCJ25Accident · No injuriesClosedLeigh, NE