# NTSB Accident NYC96FA178
> **Cessna 177** · 1996-08-31 · YOUNGSTOWN, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96FA178
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06596
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-31
- **Location:** YOUNGSTOWN, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.100929, -80.650604
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177
- **Registration:** N2992X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's delay in aborting the landing, and his failure to attain adequate airspeed to fly out of ground effect, which resulted in a stall/mush and collision with the ground.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the resultant porpoise.

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