# NTSB NYC74DNC04: Cessna 177, N3176T, St.Johnsbury, VT, July 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1973
- Place: St.Johnsbury, VT · ST.JOHNSBURY, VT
- Location: 44.4304° N, 72.0086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Johnsbury, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4304&lon=-72.0086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DNC04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1793  73/7/15    ST.JOHNSBURY,VT     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 115
        TIME - 1805                    N3176T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST JOHNSBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNDONVILLE,VT              ST.JOHNSBURY,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DRG APCH RWY 20 ACFT FLOATED A LONG WAY DWN THE RWY COULD NOT CLR TREES DRG GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3176T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3176T-1973-09-06), registration cancelled 1973-09-06, S/N 17700476, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Johnsbury

## 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 19730715021039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730715021039A), Jul 15, 1973: Cessna 177, St.Johnsbury, VT, Substantial damage. Drg apch rwy 20 acft floated a long way dwn the rwy could not clr trees drg go-around.

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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