# Accident 20081111852289A: Cessna 177RG, Mena, AR, November 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2008, 14:02 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6694° N, 94.3181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6694&lon=-94.3181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2526V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2526V-2017-03-10) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 22,228 total, 2,525 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081111852289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/11/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL A CESSNA 177RG, (N2526V) REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED TERRAIN JUST SOUTHEAST OF EAGLETON OVERLOOK IN MENA ARKANSAS WHILE ENROUTE FROM WILLOW GROVE MISSOURI TO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS FOR A BUSINESS SEMINAR.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.  THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM WILLOW GROVE MISSOURI TO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS FOR A BUSINESS SEMINAR.  THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.  HE HAD NOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE TRIP AND HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY SERVICES AS FAR AS THIS INVESTIGATION COULD DETERMINE.  WITNESSES ON THE GROUND SAY THAT THE VISIBILITY AT THE ACCIDENT SIGHT WAS FOGGY WITH VISIBILITY BETWEEN 50-100 FEET.  THERE WAS NO RADIO CALLS MADE BY THE PILOT DURING THE FLIGHT TO INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING ANY PROBLEMS.  THE PILOT WAS IFR RATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IFR EQUIPPED.

## 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 CEN09LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA054), Nov 11, 2008: Cessna 177RG (N2526V), Mena, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's continued flight into deteriorating weather conditions.

## Other reports on N2526V (1)

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

- [Incident 19840719053759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840719053759I), Jul 19, 1984: Cessna 177RG (N2526V), Kirksville, MO, Minor damage. Put gear handle down but failed to check position. Landed gear up. Circuit breaker reset, gear checked normal.

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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