# Accident 20250515005449A: Cessna 177RG, Wahoo, NE, May 15, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2025, 20:20 local time
- Place: Wahoo, NE
- Airport: Wahoo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2406° N, 96.5945° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2406&lon=-96.5945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2614V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2614V) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,534 total, 442 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250515005449A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVERING ON THE RAMP AND INTO THE SETTING SUN, THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A LIGHT POLE NEXT TO THE AIRCRAFT FUELING PUMPS.

## 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 CEN25LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA179), May 16, 2025: Cessna 177RG (N2614V), Wahoo, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi operations.

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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