# Accident 19880220047869A: Cessna 177RG, Buckhannon, WV, February 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1988, 22:38 local time
- Place: Buckhannon, WV
- Airport: Buckhannon-Upshur County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9304° N, 80.0790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9304&lon=-80.0790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2109Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2109Q-2012-08-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 245 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880220047869A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER,CRASHED INTO TREES. NO FUEL OR ODOR AT SITE. SHOULD HAVE HAD FUEL. CONDITION FOR INDUCTION ICING PRESENT

## 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 BFO88FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA024), Feb 21, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N2109Q), Ellamore, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2109Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19781205037079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205037079A), Dec 5, 1978: Cessna 177 (N2109Q), Jonesboro, AR, Substantial damage

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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