NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC84LA044
Registry · N692MA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 177
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19680105
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A93338
Registrant of record
DEVINE JAMES W
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT DRAGGED A WING TIP AFTER ENCOUNTERED A GUSTY CROSSWIND AND ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AS THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE IT SEEMED TO BE PUSHED DOWN AND HE INITIATED A LANDING. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED BY REDUCING POWER AND THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN BUT A WING WAS LIFTED BY THE WIND AND THE OTHER WING TIP HIT THE RWY. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE ROLL. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE WING AND PROPELLER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1983_NYC84LA044.txt.
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