Cessna 177 N30445
27 August 1982 · Greensboro, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 August 1982 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N30445, operated by Darrel D. Daniels (Co-Owner), was involved in an accident near Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Air Harbor (W88)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N30445
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Darrel D. Daniels (Co-Owner)
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Bern → Marianna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DA247
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 27, HE ENCOUNTERED GUSTY CROSSWINDS FROM 150 TO 160 DEG. THE SAID THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT ABOUT 30 FT. REPORTEDLY, HE WAS SLIPPING THE PLANE BACK TO THE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN FIRST AND FAILED, THEN THE PLANE NOSED OVER. RUNWAY 27 WAS 25 FT WIDE AND SLOPED UPWARD TO THE WEST WITH A GRADIENT OF 1.36%. ABOUT 15 MIN AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE WEATHER OBSERVATION AT THE GREESBORO-HIGH POINT REGIONAL AIRPORT INDICATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 230 DEG AT 10 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | Leslie A. Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Cessna 177B | Elko, Nevada, United States | Long Beach Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Houston, Texas, United States | Graden Harger | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1982 | Cessna 177 | Athens, Georgia, United States | Albert A. Sandberg | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | Glen L. Murray | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Urbandale, Iowa, United States | MAX and Delores van Rees | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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