# NTSB MKC79FA040: Cessna 177, N3162T, Le Sueur, MN, July 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1979
- Place: Le Sueur, MN · LE SUEUR, MN
- Location: 44.4705° N, 93.9018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Sueur, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4705&lon=-93.9018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA040

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3162  79/7/13    LE SUEUR,MN         CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0430                    N3162T              PX-  0  2  0  CTR PASSG-D               AGE 55, 7900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LE SUEUR MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LE SUEUR,MN                 LEXINGTON,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       70
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COML OPN,NO AIR TAXI CERT.RWY GRADIENT-1.5% UPSLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3162T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3162T-1979-12-31), registration cancelled 1979-12-31, S/N 17700462 (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
- Airport: Le Sueur 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 19790713021869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713021869A), Jul 13, 1979: Cessna 177, Le Sueur, MN, Destroyed. Aircraft hit trees during initial climb from night takeoff. Passenger reported engine RPM low. Possible carb ice.

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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