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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177RG · North Platte, NE · August 12, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 12, 1979
Place
North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N33281Cessna 177RG
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790812019679A
Case key
135109

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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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3-1438  79/8/12  NR.NORTH PLATTE,NE    CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 626
        TIME - 1830                    N33281              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE BIRD FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         NORTH PLATTE,NE              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF FROM ROUGH,HILLY HAY FLD.

Aircraft

Registration
N33281
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lee Bird Fld

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.