# NTSB NYC78DFA17: Cessna 177, N30193, Saranac Lake, NY, March 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1978
- Place: Saranac Lake, NY · SARANAC LAKE, NY
- Location: 44.3259° N, 74.1309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saranac Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3259&lon=-74.1309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DFA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2966   78/3/8    SARANAC LAKE,NY     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N30193              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADIRONDACK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARANAC LAKE,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30193 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Adirondack

## 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 19780308004979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308004979A), Mar 8, 1978: Cessna 177, Saranac Lake, 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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