Cessna 177 N34462

Summary

On 3 June 2017 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N34462 was involved in an accident near Guttenberg, Iowa, 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.

Date

3 June 2017 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Guttenberg, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Gaa Private (IA23)

Coordinates

42.8125, -91.0989

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N34462

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

Davenport → Guttenberg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA317

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path, which resulted in the left wing impacting a street sign.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during final, "all seemed normal until [he] felt the plane drop." He added that he heard the stall warning horn chirp and added full power "[too] late." The left wing sheared off after impacting a street sign, and the airplane came to rest on the left side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located about 12 miles north of the accident airport revealed that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 210° at 9 knots. The airplane was landing on runway 17.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.