Cessna 177RG N7568V

Summary

On 21 September 1996 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N7568V, operated by The Pilot Center, was involved in an accident near Boulder, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 September 1996 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Boulder Municipal (1V5)

Coordinates

40.0201, -105.2507

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N7568V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

The Pilot Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boulder → Fort Collins

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA393

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the flight instructor to maintain airspeed above stall speed during initial climb and loss of control on the ground after aborting the takeoff. Factors were inadequate preflight planning and preparation, inaccurate weather evaluation, and high winds.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During takeoff on the second leg of an instructional flight, the flight instructor was making the takeoff from runway 26. Wind was from the west at 15 to 20 knots and published airport information cautioned pilots concerning possible turbulence during west departures with strong winds. The aircraft became airborne and settled back to the runway. After becoming airborne a second time, the instructor said the stall warning went off and the controls felt 'mushy.' The takeoff was aborted, and during landing roll, the aircraft went off the right side of the runway, down an incline and into a lake.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.