# NTSB OAK68D0364: Cessna 177, N3270T, Modesto, CA, April 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1968
- Place: Modesto, CA · MODESTO, CA
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0364
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0364

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0974   68/4/9    MODESTO,CALIF       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 97 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N3270T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MODESTO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- MADE GO-AROUND,LANDED W/NO FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3270T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3270T-2005-02-25), registration cancelled 2005-02-25, S/N 17700570, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Modesto

## Other investigations on N3270T (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA131), Apr 24, 1999: Cessna 177 (N3270T), Greencastle, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot operating with known deficiencies in equipment and the fuel cap that disengaged. Factors were the wet grass, and muddy terrain conditions.
- [NTSB LAX88LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA289), Aug 16, 1988: Cessna 177 (N3270T), Jackson, CA, 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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