# NTSB MKC76FCA45: Cessna 177, N2325Y, Creve Coewr, MO, September 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1976
- Place: Creve Coewr, MO · CREVE COEWR, MO
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCA45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3169  76/9/19    CREVE COEWR,MO      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 110
        TIME - 1347                    N2325Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARROWHEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CREVE COEWR,MO              LAWRENCE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PIC FAILED TO OBTAIN AIRSPEED.PASSENGERS REPORTED ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2325Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2325Y-1994-02-01), registration cancelled 1994-02-01, S/N 17700125 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arrowhead

## 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 19760919031509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760919031509A), Sep 19, 1976: Cessna 177, Creve Coewr, MO, Substantial damage. PIC failed to obtain airspeed. Passengers reported engine operated normally.

## Other investigations on N2325Y (2)

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 NYC93LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA052), Dec 26, 1992: Cessna 177 (N2325Y), Bowling Green, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING AND DECISION WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
- [NTSB FTW68F0305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0305), Nov 7, 1967: Cessna 177 (N2325Y), Waco, TX, destroyed

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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