# NTSB OAK78DVG73: Cessna 177, N2261Y, Shingletown, CA, August 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1978
- Place: Shingletown, CA · SHINGLETOWN, CA
- Location: 40.5061° N, 121.8557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shingletown, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5061&lon=-121.8557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG73

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2067  78/8/16    SHINGLETOWN,CA      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 387
        TIME - 1400                    N2261Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHINGLETOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHESTER,CA                  SHINGLETOWN,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2261Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2261Y), registered now, S/N 17700061, 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: Shingletown

## 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 19780816021969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816021969A), Aug 16, 1978: Cessna 177, Shingletown, CA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 15KTS.

## Other investigations on N2261Y (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 LAX69D0251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0251), Jan 19, 1969: Cessna 177 (N2261Y), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69D0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0009), Jun 1, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2261Y), Flagstaff, AZ, 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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