Cessna 177B N34641

Summary

On 1 August 2010 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34641 was involved in an accident near Middleberry, Vermont, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 August 2010 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Middleberry, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Middlebury State Airport (6B0)

Coordinates

44.0450, -72.7105

Aircraft

Cessna 177B

Registration

N34641

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Middleberry → Fitchburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA388

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he performed a run-up and proceeded to the departure end of the runway. He applied full power and began the takeoff roll. With the airplane about halfway down the runway, the pilot realized that the airplane was not developing as much airspeed as he expected. As the airplane approached the end of the runway, he decided to abort the takeoff. He pulled back the throttle and applied the brakes but the airplane did not slow down quickly enough. The airplane ran off the end of the runway, traveled down an embankment, and came to rest in a marshy area, substantially damaging the forward section of the fuselage. The pilot noted that he had forgotten to set the flaps properly for takeoff. During a postaccident examination of the wreckage, a Federal Aviation Administration inspector found no preexisting mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.