Cessna C177 N2977X
14 September 1969 · Truckee, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 September 1969 at about 08:10 local time, a Cessna C177 registered N2977X, operated by Aviation Servi, was involved in an accident during in flight near Truckee, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Truckee, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna C177
- Registration
- N2977X
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aviation Servi
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Reno, Calif → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3773
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
ACFT OBSVD AT APRX 300FT AGL CLIMBING TOWARD RISING TRRN.STRUCK TREES ABT 40FT ABV GRND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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