# NTSB investigations: Cessna 177A A list on [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. Page 1 of 2 · 83 investigations - [NTSB WPR27LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA019.md): Cessna 177A · San Jose, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open · Oct 17, 2026 · N30544 - [NTSB CEN25LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA101.md): Cessna 177A · Farlinville, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 20, 2025 · N30413 · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power that resulted from fuel contamination when it was treated with a 70% isopropyl alcohol solution (antiseptic) that contained water. Contributing to the accident were vague fuel treatment instructions provided by the operator. - [NTSB CEN24LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA299.md): Cessna 177A · Palmyra, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2024 · N30433 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with gusty wind conditions. - [NTSB ERA20LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA245.md): Cessna 177 · Falmouth, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 12, 2020 · N30309 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to ensure that an adequate supply of fuel was available for the flight, which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN17CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA218.md): Cessna 177 · Plainwell, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2017 · N30462 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper approach to landing and his failure to perform a go-around, which resulted in a runway overrun. - [NTSB GAA16CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA406.md): Cessna 177 · Kalispell, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 31, 2016 · N30550 · Substantial damage > The airplane's hard landing during an aborted takeoff, following an encounter with a downdraft during takeoff initial climb from a remote mountain airstrip, resulting in an uncontrolled descent, attempt to land on the runway remaining, and subsequent nose… - [NTSB CEN14LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA279.md): Cessna 177A · Sauk Centre, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2014 · N30537 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to retract the flaps after beginning the go-around. - [NTSB CEN14FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA010.md): Cessna 177 · Clayton, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2013 · N30495 · Substantial damage > Controlled flight into terrain for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence. - [NTSB WPR10LA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA412.md): Cessna 177A · Manson, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2010 · N30559 · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot’s failure to ensure that a sufficient quantity of fuel was on board to complete the flight. - [NTSB SEA06CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA131.md): Cessna 177A · Olympia, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 28, 2006 · N30328 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB NYC05FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA140.md): Cessna 177A · S. Hackensack, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2005 · N30491 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's impairment from prescription medication. - [NTSB ATL05LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA115.md): Cessna 177A · Rome, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2005 · N70847 · Substantial damage > The pilot's delay in the use of carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor / induction ice and the loss of engine power. - [NTSB LAX04CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA136.md): Cessna 177A · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 16, 2004 · N30599 · Substantial damage > the pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and porpoising down the runway. - [NTSB FTW03LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA110.md): Cessna 177A · England, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2003 · N30461 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane while searching for a private grass airstrip, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB LAX99LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA314.md): Cessna 177A · Big Bear City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1999 · N39AE · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination, which resulted from the mechanic's failure to fully inspect and verify the serviceability of the fuel system before returning the aircraft to service for a maintenance ferry flight. The pilot's decision… - [NTSB SEA98LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA049.md): Cessna 177A · Laurel, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1998 · N177MT · Substantial damage > The pilot's excessive descent rate on final, and improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB CHI97LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA021.md): Cessna 177A · Kirksville, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1996 · N30614 · Substantial damage > an improper maintenance overhaul by company maintenance personnel which led to a bearing failure. The soft terrain was a factor. - [NTSB SEA96LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA101.md): Cessna 177 · Corvallis, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1996 · N177JM · Substantial damage > failure of the pilot to properly judge the distance and altitude to the runway just before touching down, and his premature flare for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the presence of sun glare during the landing, and the resultant degradation… - [NTSB IAD96LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA043.md): Cessna 177A · Sidney, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1996 · N30422 · Substantial damage > fuel contamination, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in subsequent loss of engine power during cruise flight. A factor relating to the accident was: rough terrain in the emergency landing area. - [NTSB SEA94LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA006.md): Cessna 177A · La Sal, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1993 · N30365 · Substantial damage > The pilot in command's failure to abort the takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were the high (10,000 foot) density altitude and the fence. - [NTSB NYC93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA156.md): Cessna 177A · Lawrence, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1993 · N30393 · Substantial damage > The improper installation of the battery box cover by maintenance personnel. - [NTSB LAX91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA027.md): Cessna 177A · Dana Point, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1990 · N30438 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations. - [NTSB CHI90LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA258.md): Cessna 177A · Perry, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1990 · N30414 · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power due to the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations. - [NTSB MIA90FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA177.md): Cessna 177-A · Gainesville, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1990 · N30306 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to refuel prior to flight. - [NTSB FTW90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA082.md): Cessna 177A · Leesville, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 1990 · N30327 · Destroyed > Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the rough tree covered terrain in which the forced landing was performed and the bright night conditions. - [NTSB ATL90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA068.md): Cessna 177A · Canon, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1990 · N30367 · Substantial damage > Improper use of carburetor heat by the pilot, which resulted in carburetor ice. Factors related to the accident were: carburetor icing conditions, and soft terrain. - [NTSB CHI90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA001.md): Cessna 177 · Manistique, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1989 · N102AT · Destroyed > A delayed by the pilot in going around and his failure to obtain adequate airspeed before fully retracting the flaps, which allowed the aircraft to mush. The contributing factors were: the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the… - [NTSB ATL89FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA015.md): Cessna 177A · La Follette, TN · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1988 · N30470 · Destroyed > The plt departed knoxville in VFR conds. There was an area of IFR wx to the north & northwest of knoxville. The wx was forecast to be marginal along his route of flt. The plt rprtd he wanted to depart knoxville on a heading of 360 deg & would be at 2500'. The… - [NTSB ATL88LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA234.md): Cessna 177A · Ridgeland, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1988 · N30335 · Substantial damage > The pilot experienced a complete power loss about four hours after departing pompano beach. The pilot had varied his altitude throughout the flight. The flight manual indicates that the acft could fly about 3.8 hours, at 2500 feet altitude, on 48 gallons of… - [NTSB BFO88DIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DIG01.md): Cessna 177A · Stevensville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Oct 10, 1987 · N30590 · Substantial damage > While practicing touch-and-go landings, the student plt made an approach at a higher than normal airspeed. Subsequently,the acft bounced three times on the runway before the plt elected to go around. The student stated that control was lost on the go-around… - [NTSB BFO87LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA042.md): Cessna 177A · Oakland, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1987 · N30454 · Substantial damage > After flying around for about one hour to check out some radios in the aircraft, the pilot elected to return to the airport. On short final he elected to do a go-around and midway down runway 26 he pushed in carburetor heat, added full throttle and decreased… - [NTSB ATL86LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA193.md): Cessna 177A · Huntsville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1986 · N30365 · Substantial damage > The acft had set on the ramp with little fuel in it for aprx one week. Just before the accident flt, the pilot took fuel samples, but found no water. He then taxied to the fuel pumps and added aprx 20 gal of fuel in each tank. Another fuel sample was not… - [NTSB MKC86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA046.md): Cessna 177A · Sidney, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 1986 · N30535 · Substantial damage > N30535 was making a night takeoff on a rwy covered by 3' deep snow. There were also drifts along the lt side of the rwy which were 8 to 10 inches deep. During the takeoff roll moisture blew onto the windshield and the acft drifted to the lt. the acft then… - [NTSB SEA83LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA051.md): Cessna 177A · Oregon City, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1983 · N30356 · Substantial damage > During arrival at dusk, the plt made an apch to rwy 9 with a headwind at 19, gusting 30 KTS. While on final apch, the acft collided with power lines near the apch end of the rwy. The plt reported that he did not see the lines until just prior to impact, then… - [NTSB ATL82DA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA247.md): Cessna 177 · Greensboro, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 27, 1982 · N30445 · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that during a landing on runway 27, he encountered gusty crosswinds from 150 to 160 deg. The said the aircraft drifted right about 30 ft. reportedly, he was slipping the plane back to the runway when the aircraft landed hard. During the… - [NTSB MKC82FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA009.md): Cessna 177A · Ellinwood, KS · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Nov 25, 1981 · N30288 · Destroyed - [NTSB CHI82FEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEC01.md): Cessna 177A · Gibralter, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 5, 1981 · N30624 · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL81FLA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLA03.md): Cessna 177A · St Simons, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 14, 1981 · N30415 · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA80DLD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD37.md): Cessna 177 · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 13, 1980 · N102AT · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI79DEI38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEI38.md): Cessna 177 · Sandusky, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1979 · N30409 · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC79FCD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD30.md): Cessna 177A · Cedar Falls, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 8, 1979 · N30444 · Destroyed - [NTSB MKC79FCJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ07.md): Cessna 177A · Holland, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 1, 1979 · N30288 · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA78DKT65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT65.md): Cessna 177 · West Palm Bch, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1978 · N30425 · Destroyed - [NTSB NYC78FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA065.md): Cessna 177A · Newfane, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 21, 1978 · N30475 · Substantial damage - [NTSB CHI78FEM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM06.md): Cessna 177 · Birch Run, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 16, 1977 · N30275 · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC77DCD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCD45.md): Cessna 177 · Rock Rapids, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 7, 1977 · N30407 · Substantial damage - [NTSB DEN76FTM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTM30.md): Cessna 177 · Ogden, UT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 24, 1976 · N30367 · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX76DUM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUM12.md): Cessna 177 · San Diego, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 11, 1975 · N30547 · Substantial damage - [NTSB SEA76DYG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG08.md): Cessna 177 · Quincy, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 11, 1975 · N177JM · Destroyed - [NTSB MKC76DCG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCG14.md): Cessna 177A · Cassville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 9, 1975 · N30347 · Substantial damage Next page: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a/ntsb.md?page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c."mKey" = a.case_mkey WHERE a.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073706') ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a/ntsb --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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