# NTSB NYC77DFA42: Cessna 177RG, N33200, Kingston, NY, September 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1977
- Place: Kingston, NY · KINGSTON, NY
- Location: 41.9301° N, 73.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9301&lon=-73.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DFA42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFA42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3185  77/9/27    KINGSTON,NY         CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 392
        TIME - 1900                    N33200              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSTON-ULSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             KINGSTON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33200](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33200-2012-10-03), registration cancelled 2012-10-03, S/N 177RG0919, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kingston-Ulster

## 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 19770927029109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770927029109A), Sep 27, 1977: Cessna 177RG, Kingston, NY, 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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