# Accident 19930910042399A: Cessna 177RG, Valdosta, GA, September 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1993, 15:45 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8700° N, 83.3399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8700&lon=-83.3399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2074Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2074Q) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 518 total, 142 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930910042399A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED TO AVOID CLOUDS ENTERD SEVERE TURBULENCE. LOST 4000 FT. LANDING GEAR JAMMED UP. WINGS FUSELAGE DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL93LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA154), Sep 10, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N2074Q), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF INFLIGHT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE TURBULENCE AND SUBSEQUENT OVERSTRESS OF THE AIRFRAME.

## Other reports on N2074Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19880615040819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880615040819I), Jun 15, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N2074Q), Douglas, AZ. Pilot made unscheduled landing due to low fuel. Pilot said fuel at departure in accordance with FAR 135.
- [Incident 19820904050019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820904050019I), Sep 4, 1982: Cessna 177RG (N2074Q), Clinton, OK, Minor damage. Failed to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19790216003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216003079A), Feb 16, 1979: Cessna 177RG (N2074Q), Kansas City, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft made a forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Fuel flow meter found to be out of calibration.

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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