# Accident 19741114037959A: Cessna 177RG, Chapel Hill, NC, November 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1974
- Place: Chapel Hill, NC
- Airport: Horace Williams
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.9283° N, 79.0401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chapel Hill, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9283&lon=-79.0401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2097Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2097Q-1993-06-08) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 624 total, 45 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DLJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741114037959A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A CULVERT.

## 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 IAD75DLJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ12), Nov 14, 1974: Cessna 177RG (N2097Q), Chapel Hill, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2097Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19870302019579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870302019579I), Mar 2, 1987: Cessna 177RG (N2097Q), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear did not extend fully. Pilot failed to check indication before landing.

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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