# NTSB NYC80FA038: Cessna 177RG, N8030G, Peterborough, NH, May 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1980
- Place: Peterborough, NH · PETERBOROUGH, NH
- Location: 42.8772° N, 71.9611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peterborough, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8772&lon=-71.9611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8030G-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 177RG0030, built 1972 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19800501012159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501012159A), May 1, 1980: Cessna 177RG, Peterborough, NH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions. He was not qualified for instrument flying.

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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