Cessna 177B N34416
17 June 1998 · Fallon, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1998 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34416 was involved in an accident near Fallon, Nevada, United States. One person was 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fallon, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fallon Muni (FLX)
- Coordinates
- 39.4998, -118.2908
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N34416
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX98LA203
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of rudder controls on a short field takeoff and his failure to maintain runway alignment.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that during a short field takeoff, he drifted left of centerline. He continued controlling the direction of the aircraft with left rudder input. He stated that he was too late applying right rudder input to correct for the left drift. The aircraft became airborne, proceeded into a left turn impacting the taxiway. Calm wind conditions were reported at the time of the accident and no pre-existing anomalies were reported with the aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1998 | Cessna 177 | Mt Cook, New Zealand | Air Safaris (New Zealand), Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 May 1998 | Cessna 177RG | Tocsin, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1998 | Cessna 177 | Corona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1998 | Cessna 177A | Laurel, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1998 | Cessna 177RG | Covington, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1998 | Cessna 177 | New Port Richey, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1998 | Piper PA-28-140 | Henderson, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1998 | Bell 222 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1998 | Bellanca BL-17 | Winnemucca, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1998 | Aero Commander 690 | Ely, Nevada, United States | BLM, U.s. Dept of Interior | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1998 | Beechcraft 100 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Victor Gonzales | No injuries | - |
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