Cessna 177B N34168
2 May 2001 · Santa Maria, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 2 May 2001 at about 20:20 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34168 was involved in an accident near Santa Maria, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Maria, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.8194, -120.4107
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N34168
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Maria → Santa Maria
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX01LA163
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
A stall/mush inadvertently encountered by the pilot-in-command. Failure to maintain adequate airspeed for flight and inadequate remedial action contributed to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane struck a pipe, cartwheeled, and came to rest inverted, following a go-around from a simulated forced landing. The pilot reported he had been taking photographs about 1,000 feet above ground level, then decided to practice engine out patterns. During the go-around from the second pattern he added power, retracted the flaps to 20 degrees, and was unable to prevent contact with the ground. The pilot further stated that it "felt like the elevator stalled."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2001 | Cessna 177 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Thomas W. Norton | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2001 | Cessna 177RG | St. George, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2001 | Cessna 177 | South Haven, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2001 | Cessna 177 | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2001 | Cessna 177RG | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2001 | Cessna 177RG | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2001 | Hughes 269C | Tracy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2001 | Cessna R172K | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-46-350P | Stockton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2001 | Jones RV-6A | Inyokern, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Mar 2001 | Cessna 140 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2001 | North American NAVION | Santa Ysabel, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |