Cessna 177 N29302
2 March 1983 · Borger, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 March 1983 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N29302 was involved in an accident near Borger, Texas, 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 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Borger, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hutchinson County
- Coordinates
- 35.6508, -101.3992
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N29302
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Raleigh
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83FA133
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
ACCORDING TO 2 PLT WITNESSES, THE ACFT STALLED DURING TAKEOFF AFTER IT HAD CLIMBED TO APRX 75 TO 100 FT AGL. THEY REPORTED THAT AT THAT TIME, IT DID A WING-OVER, ENTERED A DIVE & CRASHED. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT WAS LOADED TO NEAR ITS MAX GROSS WT LIMIT. THE ARPT ELEVATION & TEMP WERE 3052 FT & 67 DEG, RESPECTIVELY, THE ENG WAS REPORTEDLY AT FULL POWER UNTIL IMPACT. NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT FAILURE OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1983 | Cessna 177B | Jackson, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1983 | Cessna 177RG | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1983 | Cessna 177B | Northfield, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1983 | Cessna 177 | Greensboro, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1983 | Cessna 177 | Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States | Ronald N. Kritzman | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1983 | Cessna 177RGII | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1983 | Douglas DC-8-63F | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hitchcock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1983 | Aero Commander S2R | Katy, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1983 | Grumman G-164B | East Bernard, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1983 | Boeing 727-223B | Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1983 | Cessna 152 | Killeen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |