Cessna 177 N2969X
14 April 1982 · Wentzville, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 April 1982 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2969X, operated by John M. Swanson, was involved in an accident near Wentzville, Missouri, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wentzville, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wentzville (MO50)
- Coordinates
- 38.8100, -90.8507
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N2969X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John M. Swanson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Alton → Wentzville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC82DA056
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
DURING A LANDING ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TO A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A RECOVERY. HOWEVER, HE STATED THAT HE WAS TOO LATE TO EFFECT A NORMAL RECOVERY. DURING THE RECOVERY, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | Leslie A. Anderson | No injuries | - |
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All 1,744 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States | Wayne Collins Merle Nelson | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 May 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Olan R. McGee | No injuries | - |
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| 7 Nov 1982 | Bensen M8M | Gerald, Missouri, United States | Richard J. Barlow | Serious injuries | - |
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