# NTSB NYC78FFA31: Cessna 177B, N30857, Lake Placid, NY, September 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1978
- Place: Lake Placid, NY · LAKE PLACID, NY
- Location: 44.2842° N, 73.9864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Placid, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2842&lon=-73.9864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FFA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3338   78/9/6    LAKE PLACID,NY      CESSNA 177B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 680
        TIME - 1700                    N30857              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE PLACID
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE PLACID,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- IMPACTED NOSE DOWN ON UPSLOPE OF A HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30857](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30857-2018-03-23), registration cancelled 2018-03-23, S/N 17701508, built 1970 (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: Lake Placid

## 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 19780906031749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780906031749A), Sep 6, 1978: Cessna 177B, Lake Placid, NY, Substantial damage. Impacted nose down on upslope of a hill.

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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