# NTSB MKC81FCD05: Cessna 177RG, N34309, Lamoni, IA, January 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1981
- Place: Lamoni, IA · LAMONI, IA
- Location: 40.6196° N, 93.9305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamoni, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6196&lon=-93.9305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FCD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0640  81/1/19    LAMONI,IA           CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 114
        TIME - 1230                    N34309              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMONI MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,IN                 OMAHA,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- FWD END OF PROP GOV OIL LINE LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N34309 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lamoni 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 19810119002649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810119002649A), Jan 19, 1981: Cessna 177RG, Lamoni, IA, Substantial damage. Oil on windshield, landed nearest airport. Overshot runway. Found loose prop governor oil line.

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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