# Accident 19980803020579A: Cessna 177, Red Lodge, MT, August 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1998, 02:02 local time
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1908° N, 109.2391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1908&lon=-109.2391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2213Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2213Y-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980803020579A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS SUBJECT OF AN ALNOT AND HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE, 8/3/98, ACFT WAS EITHER EN ROUTE TO OR FROM OSHKOSH ACTIVITIES, ACFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON 8/12/98, ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT, A C-177, N22134, IMPACTED AT THE 12,000 FOOT LEVEL OF A 12,204 FOOT MOUNTAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 0200 MDT ON 08/03/98, 12 MILES SOUTH OF RED LODGE, MONTANA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND NO RECORD OF A WEATHER BRIEFING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN DEPARTING WELLS, NV. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF IN RED LODGE, IT RAINED MOST OF THE NIGHT.

## 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 SEA98FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA161), Aug 3, 1998: Cessna 177 (N2213Y), Red Lodge, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude over, or clearance with, mountainous terrain during night visual flight rules flight. Factors included night lighting conditions and mountainous…

## Other reports on N2213Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19810719043989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719043989A), Jul 19, 1981: Cessna 177 (N2213Y), Priest River, ID, Substantial damage. Worn out main gear. Tire blew out on takeoff. Aborted, veered off runway.

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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