Cessna 177 N3451T
22 March 2020 · Harrisville, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 March 2020 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N3451T was involved in an accident near Harrisville, Michigan, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harrisville, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harrisville Municipal Airport (5Y0)
- Coordinates
- 44.6669, -83.3219
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N3451T
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1968
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Harrisville → Harrisville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN20LA130
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing rollout in gusty crosswind conditions, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed on a narrow grass runway and was about midfield when the airplane encountered a gusty crosswind that pushed the airplane to the left. The pilot countered with right rudder, but the airplane exited the left side of the runway and struck trees, substantially damaging the left wing. The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that contributed to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 11 Mar 2020 | Cessna 177RG | Sterling, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,744 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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