N34539 — 1973 Cessna 177B

Aircraft record

Serial number

17701863

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

177B

Year

1973

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming O&vo-360 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N34539 →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA12FA319May 5, 2012Honesdale, PAFatal · 1 fatal

   The pilot pitching the airplane to an excessive nose-up attitude during an aborted landing, which resulted in increased induced drag, diminished airspeed, and an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of a sedating antihistamine, which resulted in impaired mental and motor skills.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1973 Cessna 177B).

1. Jan 4, 2018deregistered — Gilbert Jeffrey S

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N34539 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1973 Cessna 177B above.

• until Feb 24, 1956Aeronca 65-TL (s/n F10131T)

Frequently asked

Has N34539 been in an accident?

Yes. N34539 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2012.

What kind of aircraft is N34539?

N34539 is a 1973 Cessna 177B (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 17701863.

Has N34539 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N34539 (ERA12FA319) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.