NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA77FLA32
Registry · N3453T
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 177
Year of manufacture
1968 · 9 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19680120
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3D2B4
Registrant of record
AIRCRAFT EVOLUTION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
CESSNA 177 · N3453T
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
D
Airport
BAY COUNTY
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
340° / 10 kt
Temp
82° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000L2091327A
Total time
1,766 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
61
Age
44
Cause factors
- 64/C/25 C PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER LEVEL OFF Cause
- 64/B/62 B PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
- 88/K/94 K MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 2013.
Source file
NTSB_1977_3_2013.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
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