# NTSB MKC78FCJ08: Cessna 177, N3415T, Hayes Center, NE, January 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1978
- Place: Hayes Center, NE · HAYES CENTER, NE
- Location: 40.5110° N, 101.0204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayes Center, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5110&lon=-101.0204&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0026  78/1/22    HAYES CENTER,NE     CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 477
        TIME - 1600                    N3415T              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALISADE,NE                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3415T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3415T-1978-03-03), registration cancelled 1978-03-03, S/N 17700715 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19780122000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122000629A), Jan 22, 1978: Cessna 177, Hayes Center, NE, Destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other investigations on N3415T (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 CHI70D0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0086), Jul 17, 1969: Cessna 177 (N3415T), Lodi, WI, 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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