Cessna 177 N3224T

Summary

On 28 April 2017 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N3224T was involved in an accident near Marathon, New York, 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

28 April 2017 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Marathon, New York, United States

Coordinates

42.5356, -76.0272

Aircraft

Cessna 177

Registration

N3224T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greene → Cortland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA249

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude and airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that, during the second low pass over a friend's grass airstrip, the airplane was "low and slow" and unable to maintain altitude. He applied throttle; however, he "got behind the airplane, and it got him." Subsequently, the airplane settled, touched down, and overran the north end of the runway. The airplane then hit a road, became airborne shortly, and came to rest nose down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.