# NTSB OAK77FA054: Cessna 177, N30748, Soda Springs, CA, September 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1977
- Place: Soda Springs, CA · SODA SPRINGS, CA
- Location: 39.3248° N, 120.3787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soda Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3248&lon=-120.3787&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3957  77/9/17  NR.SODA SPRINGS,CA    CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 0007                    N30748              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                RENO,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE
        REMARKS- ARCRFT WAS ATTEMPTNG TO FLY VFR ABVE CLOUD LAYER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30748](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30748-1978-03-09), registration cancelled 1978-03-09, S/N 17701441, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (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 19770917042499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770917042499A), Sep 17, 1977: Cessna 177B, Soda Springs, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Arcrft was attemptng to fly VFR abve cloud layer.

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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