Cessna 177A N30535

Summary

On 7 January 1986 at about 00:20 local time, a Cessna 177A registered N30535 was involved in an accident near Sidney, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 January 1986 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Sidney Muni (SNY)

Coordinates

41.1298, -102.9707

Aircraft

Cessna 177A

Registration

N30535

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Scottsbluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MKC86LA046

Nobody was injured.

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

N30535 WAS MAKING A NIGHT TAKEOFF ON A RWY COVERED BY 3' DEEP SNOW. THERE WERE ALSO DRIFTS ALONG THE LT SIDE OF THE RWY WHICH WERE 8 TO 10 INCHES DEEP. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL MOISTURE BLEW ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE LT. THE ACFT THEN ENCOUNTERED THE DEEPER DRIFTS ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RWY, SWERVED TO THE LT, HIT A SNOWBANK ALONG THE LT SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.