# NTSB MKC77FA039: Cessna 177, N29358, Coldwater, KS, September 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1977
- Place: Coldwater, KS · COLDWATER, KS
- Location: 37.2675° N, 99.3234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2675&lon=-99.3234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77FA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3718  77/9/15    COLDWATER,KS        CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 579
        TIME - 2215                    N29358              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLDWATER,KS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROTECTION,KS               HUTCHINSON,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      HAIL, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 9/16/77.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29358](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29358-2017-11-22), registration cancelled 2017-11-22, S/N 17700837, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Coldwater,Ks

## 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 19770915041859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770915041859A), Sep 15, 1977: Cessna 177, Coldwater, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 9/16/77.

## Other investigations on N29358 (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 MKC72DCQ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ55), May 8, 1972: Cessna 177 (N29358), Concordia, KS, 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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