# NTSB SEA74FYI07: Cessna 177, N34601, Grants Pass, OR, October 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1973
- Place: Grants Pass, OR · GRANTS PASS, OR
- Location: 42.4319° N, 123.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants Pass, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4319&lon=-123.3332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYI07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYI07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4106  73/10/28   GRANTS PASS,OREG    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 125
        TIME - 0815                    N34601              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CALIF            SALEM,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       45
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- CONT INTO KNOWN POOR WEA.FLEW INTO MTN DRG ATTMPTD TURN ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34601](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34601-1974-05-15), registration cancelled 1974-05-15, S/N 17701893 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19731028041089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731028041089A), Oct 28, 1973: Cessna 177B, Grants Pass, OR, Substantial damage. Cont into known poor wea. Flew into mtn drg attmptd turn arnd.

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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