# Accident 20030522011019A: Cessna 177RG, Ely, NV, May 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2003, 14:55 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0761° N, 114.5878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0761&lon=-114.5878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8034G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8034G-2013-05-13) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030522011019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 05/22/2003, ABOUT 1455 PDT A CESSNA 177 RG N8034G COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF ELY, NV. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE DOG SURVIVED. INVESTIGATORS FROM THE NTSB, CESSNA, AND LYCOMING EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING: ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS REMAINED IN POSITION EXCEPT THE RIGHT WING AND AILERON. THE OUTER RIGHT WING SEPARATED EXCEPT FOR A SINGLE STRINGER AND THE AILERON CABLES. THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE EXHIBITED UPWARD CRUSH DEFORMATION. THE CABIN BULGED OUT ON BOTH SIDES AT ITS MID-HEIGHT POINT. THE ENGINE EXAMINATION EXCLUDED MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 LAX03FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA161), May 22, 2003: Cessna 177RG (N8034G), Ely, NV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the airplane collided with terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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