# NTSB NYC77FGT06: Cessna 177B, N34328, Mifflintown, PA, December 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1976
- Place: Mifflintown, PA · MIFFLINTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5712° N, 77.3951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mifflintown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5712&lon=-77.3951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGT06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3703  76/12/18   MIFFLINTOWN,PA      CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 111
        TIME - 1630                    N34328              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIFFLINTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                MIFFLINTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- DRAGGED FIELD ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY,STRUCK WIND SOCK POLE,PILOT FACED INTO SETTING SUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34328](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34328), registered now, S/N 17701767, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mifflintown

## 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 19761218038219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761218038219A), Dec 18, 1976: Cessna 177B, Mifflintown, PA, Substantial damage. Dragged field on right side of runway,struck wind sock pole,pilot faced into setting sun.

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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