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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177RG · Yale, SD · May 9, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 9, 1976
Place
Yale, SD · YALE, SD
Injuries
4 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1169MCessna 177RG
Status
Completed · report July 1, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760509014049A
Case key
153895

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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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3-1104   76/5/9    YALE,SD             CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 302
        TIME - 2115                    N1169M              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOFER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YALE,SD                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH STEEL GRAINERY.

Aircraft

Registration
N1169M
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hofer

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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.