# NTSB NYC71AN050: Cessna 177, N30061, Agawam, MA, October 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1970
- Place: Agawam, MA · AGAWAM, MA
- Location: 42.0695° N, 72.6148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Agawam, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0695&lon=-72.6148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN050

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2441  70/10/24   AGAWAM,MASS         CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 267
        TIME - 2014                    N30061              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWLES-AGAWAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOBELT ARPT,NY              AGAWAM,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LND 2/3 DOWN RWY,BOUNCED. OBS SAW ACFT PITCH UP AND SETTLE TWICE BEFORE STRIKING TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30061](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30061-1972-09-05), registration cancelled 1972-09-05, S/N 17701052 (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
- Airport: Bowles-Agawam

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.