# NTSB MKC76DCD24: Cessna 177, N515BC, Durant, IA, December 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1975
- Place: Durant, IA · DURANT, IA
- Location: 41.6011° N, 90.9138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durant, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6011&lon=-90.9138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3767  75/12/21   DURANT,IA           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 123
        TIME - 1545                    N515BC              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVENPORT,IA                DURANT,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT LND ON FROZEN TURF UNABLE TO STOP ACFT COLLIDED WITH SHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N515BC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515BC-1977-01-24), registration cancelled 1977-01-24, S/N 17702019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19751221038559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751221038559A), Dec 21, 1975: Cessna 177B, Durant, IA, Substantial damage. Plt lnd on frozen turf unable to stop acft collided with shed.

## Other investigations on N515BC (1)

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 FTW77FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA009), Oct 25, 1976: Cessna 177B (N515BC), Oklahoma City, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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