# Accident 19741106038219A: Cessna 177RG, Omaha, NE, November 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1974
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2181Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181Q-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 16 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741106038219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT SEQUENCED FOR LDG COULD NOT DISTINGUISH THE ACFT AHEAD FRM CITY LIGHTS.WARNING HORN INOP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC75FCJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ37), Nov 6, 1974: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Omaha, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2181Q (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940301003159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940301003159A), Mar 1, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Stalled on initial climbout. Impacted off end runway. Aircraft was covered with ice. Failed remove ice prior flite.
- [Incident 19850207009359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850207009359I), Feb 7, 1985: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Salina, KS, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Previous history of collapse. Reason for retraction could not be determined.
- [Incident 19800506050999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506050999I), May 6, 1980: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Gear retracted during landing roll when student operated gear switch instead of flap switch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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