# NTSB MKC79DCJ24: Cessna 177B, N30782, Haigler, NE, June 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1979
- Place: Haigler, NE · HAIGLER, NE
- Location: 40.0121° N, 101.9386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haigler, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0121&lon=-101.9386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1441  79/6/26    HAIGLER,NE          CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1616
        TIME - 1845                    N30782              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1580 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WRAY,CO                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30782](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30782-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 17701460, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790626014079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790626014079A), Jun 26, 1979: Cessna 177B, Haigler, NE, Substantial damage. Flew low over farm field to check crop,engine loaded up from long idle period,failed to gain RPM quickly,crashed.

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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