# NTSB NYC81FFJ05: Cessna 177RG, N2729V, Barre Center, NY, January 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1981
- Place: Barre Center, NY · BARRE CENTER, NY
- Location: 43.1862° N, 78.1942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barre Center, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1862&lon=-78.1942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FFJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0303  81/1/24    BARRE CENTER,NY     CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N2729V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 45, 801 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            13 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINEHILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARRE CENTER,NY             ROCHESTER,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2729V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2729V-2025-03-11), registration cancelled 2025-03-11, S/N 177RG0675, built 1975 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pinehill

## 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 19810124004399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124004399A), Jan 24, 1981: Cessna 177RG, Barre Center, NY, Substantial damage. Left wheel struck snowbank on edge of runway during takeoff roll. Collapsed gear, damaged wing.

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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