NTSB investigations: Cessna 177

14 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 177, where the sequence of events included Loss of engine power (total). Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20082026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 177 per year, 2008–2026: 14 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073704')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s.\"tier2Number\" = '341' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\")))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB ERA24LA222Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177 · Selma, ALInsufficient lubrication of the engine’s internal components, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.May 19, 2024 · N3268T · Substantial damageNTSB ERA21LA380Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177 · Ayer, MAThe pilot’ improper preflight and inflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.Sep 11, 2021 · N912VW · Substantial damageNTSB WPR20LA133Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177 · Lodi, CAThe fatigue failure of the no. 4 cylinder connecting rod, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Apr 29, 2020 · N3386T · Substantial damageNTSB CEN18LA174Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Fort Wayne, INThe failure of the oil cooler due to a defect in the brazed joint, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to oil starvation.May 15, 2018 · N9058F · Substantial damageNTSB CEN17LA261Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Wauseon, OHThe flight instructor’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jul 5, 2017 · N3225T · Substantial damageNTSB ERA15CA048Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Landrum, SCThe pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Nov 8, 2014 · N3339T · Substantial damageNTSB CEN13CA175Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Elcho, WIThe pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel management, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Feb 17, 2013 · N30227 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA11CA419Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Americus, GAThe CFI and pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Jul 24, 2011 · N30214 · Substantial damageNTSB WPR11LA254Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Santa Clarita, CAThe pilot's inadequate preflight verification of the fuel quantity and his inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.Jun 9, 2011 · N2301Y · Substantial damageNTSB WPR10LA345Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Chino, CAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion.Jul 11, 2010 · N3295T · Substantial damageNTSB CEN09CA327Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Houston, TXA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning.May 30, 2009 · N2872X · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09CA012Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Bluffton, SCThe pilot's inadequate planning and preflight inspection.Oct 10, 2008 · N3495T · Substantial damageNTSB SEA08CA180Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Glendale, AZThe loss of engine power due to vapor lock. Contributing to the accident was the high atmospheric temperature.Aug 17, 2008 · N29304 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI08CA188Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177A · Rhinelander, WIThe loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the berm encountered during the forced landing.Jul 1, 2008 · N2295Y · Substantial damage