Cessna 177 N2959X
5 May 1984 · Hobart, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 1984 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2959X was involved in an accident near Hobart, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hobart, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skyranch (3HO)
- Coordinates
- 41.4990, -87.5008
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N2959X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hobart → Hobart
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA321
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
THE PLT FIGURED HE WAS HIGH AND HOT DURING LANDING SO HE SAID HE JUST PUSHED THE NOSE OVER AND FORCED THE ACFT ONTO THE RWY. THE ACFT HIT HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR AND BOUNCED. AFTER RECOVERY THE PLT FOUND THE NOSE GEAR TIRE FLAT AND TAXIIED OFF THE RWY INTO THE SOD WHERE THE ACFT NOSED DOWN DAMAGING THE PROP AND FIREWALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1984 | Cessna 177 | Cadiz, Ohio, United States | Henry Hock | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1984 | Cessna 177B | Lucerne, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1984 | Cessna 177 | Annville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1984 | Cessna 177B | New Paltz, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1984 | Cessna 177 | Sidney, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Cessna 177B | Lafayette, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
All 1,744 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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