# NTSB SEA76AS044: Cessna 177B, N10081, Roseburg, OR, April 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1976
- Place: Roseburg, OR · ROSEBURG, OR
- Location: 43.2236° N, 123.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roseburg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2236&lon=-123.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1028  76/4/21  NR.ROSEBURG,OR        CESSNA 177B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 179
        TIME - 1100                    N10081              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROSEBURG,OR                  KLAMATH FALLS,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- BOTH WGS & TAIL SECTION FAILED. WEA RPTD AS CLOUDY IN ACCDT AREA. RECOVERY DATE 4/24/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10081](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10081-1976-07-06), registration cancelled 1976-07-06, S/N 177-02313, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (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 19760421012899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760421012899A), Apr 21, 1976: Cessna 177B, Roseburg, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Both wgs & tail section failed. Wea rptd as cloudy in accdt area. Recovery date 4/24/76.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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