# NTSB MKC79FCD30: Cessna 177A, N30444, Cedar Falls, IA, July 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1979
- Place: Cedar Falls, IA · CEDAR FALLS, IA
- Location: 42.5191° N, 92.4540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Falls, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5191&lon=-92.4540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1550   79/7/8    CEDAR FALLS,IA      CESSNA 177A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1520
        TIME - 1500                    N30444              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1205 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE BIRD AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR FALLS,IA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30444](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30444-1981-05-05), registration cancelled 1981-05-05, S/N 17701258, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Blue Bird Airport

## 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 19790708015339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708015339A), Jul 8, 1979: Cessna 177A, Waterloo, IA, Destroyed. Unable to climb above trees after takeoff. Factors full load, short grass strip. High air temperature.

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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