NYC80FA038

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177RG · Peterborough, NH · May 1, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 1, 1980
Place
Peterborough, NH · PETERBOROUGH, NH
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8030GCessna 177RG
Status
Completed · report July 18, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800501012159A
Case key
131290

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0836   80/5/1  NR.PETERBOROUGH,NH    CESSNA 177RG        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 338
        TIME - 2013                    N8030G              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,NY                   MANCHESTER,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       52
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N8030G
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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