# NTSB MKC82FA009: Cessna 177A, N30288, Ellinwood, KS, November 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1981
- Place: Ellinwood, KS · ELLINWOOD, KS
- Location: 38.3574° N, 98.5839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellinwood, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3574&lon=-98.5839&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FA009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3376  81/11/25 NR.ELLINWOOD,KS       CESSNA 177A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N30288              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WICHITA,KS                  HAYS,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       38
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- BRFD BY FSS PSNL.BCM LOST,LNDD GRT BEND,KS.DEPD N TWD HAYS.CRASH,E OF GRT BEND,STEEP DSCNT,DRK NGT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30288](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30288-1983-05-06), registration cancelled 1983-05-06, S/N 17701176 (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

## 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 19811125075859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811125075859A), Nov 25, 1981: Cessna 177A, Ellinwood, KS, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Low-time VFR pilot encountered unforecast clouds and fog. Lost ground reference and control of aircraft.

## Other investigations on N30288 (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 MKC79FCJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ07), Jan 1, 1979: Cessna 177A (N30288), Holland, NE, 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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