# NTSB MKC77DCD45: Cessna 177, N30407, Rock Rapids, IA, September 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1977
- Place: Rock Rapids, IA · ROCK RAPIDS, IA
- Location: 43.4279° N, 96.1663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4279&lon=-96.1663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2450   77/9/7    ROCK RAPIDS,IA      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 326
        TIME - 1430                    N30407              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK RAPIDS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK RAPIDS,IA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30407](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30407), registered now, S/N 17701238, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rock Rapids Muni

## 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 19770907027989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907027989A), Sep 7, 1977: Cessna 177A, Rock Rapids, IA, Substantial damage

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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