Cessna 177RG N45373

Summary

On 5 January 2001 at about 23:01 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N45373 was involved in an accident near Del Rio, Texas, 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

5 January 2001 at 23:01

Classification

Accident

Location

Del Rio, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Wardlaw White Ranch (NONE)

Coordinates

30.0000, -100.0000

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N45373

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Del Rio → Angleton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA046

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the winds. A factor was the windshear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll to the northwest, the airplane had lifted off the runway and traveled along the ground when the left wing was "hit by wind shear." The aircraft drifted to the left and the left wing impacted a tree. The airplane struck the ground, the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest nose down in a ravine. The pilot reported the wind from the northwest at 10-12 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.