Accident Cessna 177 N2980X,
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Date:Wednesday 6 March 1968
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C177 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 177
Owner/operator:Barnes Aviation
Registration: N2980X
MSN: 17700380
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Windsor Locks, CT -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:KBDL
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Narrative:
HARD LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED.
IMPROPER LEVEL-OFF, PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT, EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION, OVERLOAD FAILURE, INSTRUCTIONS MISINTERPRETED.
T/O ABORT AFTER AIRBORNE TO AVOID BEECH THAT FLEW IMPROPER LNDG PATTERN. BEECH PLT MISUNDERSTD TWR.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC68F0403
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://aviationdb.net/aviationdb/AccidentPre1982DetailPage

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 July 2009 N2980X Private 0 Bradford County Airport (N27) in Towanda, Pennsylvania sub
Bounced on landing

Revision history:

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