# NTSB MKC80DTG04: Cessna 177B, N30652, Rolette, ND, February 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1980
- Place: Rolette, ND · ROLETTE, ND
- Location: 48.6609° N, 99.8417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rolette, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6609&lon=-99.8417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DTG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DTG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1332  80/2/17    ROLETTE,ND          CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 618
        TIME - 1945                    N30652              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROLETTE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARGO,ND                    ROLETTE,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30652](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30652-2008-02-13), registration cancelled 2008-02-13, S/N 17701385, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rolette 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 19800217003739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217003739A), Feb 17, 1980: Cessna 177B, Rolette, ND, Substantial damage. One wheel caught on a drifted snow ridge while making a night landing. Airplane veered into snowbank.

## Other investigations on N30652 (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 LAX06LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA246), Jul 28, 2006: Cessna 177B (N30652), Kalaupapa, HI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of aircraft control during cruise flight for undetermined reasons. Clouds, rain, and dark night conditions were factors.

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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