# NTSB OAK70A0021: Cessna C177, N2977X, Truckee, CA, September 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1969
- Place: Truckee, CA · TRUCKEE, CA
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70A0021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70A0021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3773  69/9/14    TRUCKEE,CALIF       CESSNA C177         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2000
        TIME - 0810                    N2977X              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RENO,CALIF                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED          TRUCKEE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD AT APRX 300FT AGL CLIMBING TOWARD RISING TRRN.STRUCK TREES ABT 40FT ABV GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2977X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2977X-1970-06-05), registration cancelled 1970-06-05, S/N 17700377 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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