# NTSB MKC80FER04: Cessna 177, N29486, Wheaton, MN, October 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1979
- Place: Wheaton, MN · WHEATON, MN
- Location: 45.8059° N, 96.4980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheaton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8059&lon=-96.4980&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FER04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FER04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2728  79/10/19   WHEATON,MN          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 209
        TIME - 2100                    N29486              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEATON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALEXANDRIA,MN               WHEATON,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- VASI INSTALLED,NOT OPERATING.WND GUSTING 24KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29486](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29486-1986-03-07), registration cancelled 1986-03-07, S/N 17700920, built 1968 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wheaton 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 19791019030409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019030409A), Oct 19, 1979: Cessna 177, Wheaton, MN, Substantial damage. Acft struck tree tops on final for a night landing. Acft continued airborne,hit ground short of rwy. Folded nose gr

## Other investigations on N29486 (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 DEN70D0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0086), Aug 14, 1969: Cessna 177 (N29486), Aurora, CO, substantial damage

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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