# NTSB NYC70AN117: Cessna 177, N30212, Strattonville, PA, April 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1970
- Place: Strattonville, PA · STRATTONVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.2025° N, 79.3269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strattanville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2025&lon=-79.3269&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70AN117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0558  70/4/25    STRATTONVILLE,PA    CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1010                    N30212              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AMBLER,PA                   COLUMBUS,OHIO                PHILIPSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS SEEN FLYING AS THOUGH THE PLT WAS LOOKING FOR A LDG AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30212](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30212-1972-01-25), registration cancelled 1972-01-25, S/N 17701123, 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: Destroyed

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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