Cessna 177 N3162T
13 July 1979 · Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 July 1979 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N3162T was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Le Sueur Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N3162T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Lexington, Ne
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-3162
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
COML OPN, NO AIR TAXI CERT.RWY GRADIENT-1.5% UPSLOPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1979 | Cessna 177B | Walbridge, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1979 | Cessna 177RG | Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1979 | Cessna 177 | Churubusco, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1979 | Cessna 177 | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1979 | Cessna 177RG | Needles, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1979 | Cessna 177RG | Mashpee, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |