Cessna 177B N34468

Summary

On 15 July 2012 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34468 was involved in an accident near Lakeview, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

15 July 2012 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeview, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Gastons Airport (3M0)

Coordinates

36.3489, -92.5556

Aircraft

Cessna 177B

Registration

N34468

Category

Airplane

Year built

1972

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeview → Ozark

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA447

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, although he needed to apply a little more power than normal while taxiing, the engine performed normally during the engine run-up. He stated that the airplane did not gain sufficient groundspeed during the takeoff roll to become airborne, and he waited too long to abort the takeoff. The airplane traveled off the end of the runway and down an embankment, resulting in substantial damage to the aft fuselage. The pilot stated that he did not notice a loss of engine rpm during the takeoff and that he had little experience operating on grass airstrips. A postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical failure or malfunction that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.