# NTSB NYC73FIG03: Cessna 177, N30027, College Park, MD, July 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1972
- Place: College Park, MD · COLLEGE PARK, MD
- Location: 38.9967° N, 76.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Park, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9967&lon=-76.9364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FIG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FIG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2392   72/7/9    COLLEGE PARK,MD     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 200
        TIME - 1720                    N30027              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLEGE PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLLEGE PARK,MD             CATSKILL,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      79
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DENS ALT APRX 2000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30027](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30027-1973-06-21), registration cancelled 1973-06-21, S/N 17701030, 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
- Airport: College Park

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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