# NTSB investigations: Cessna 177, MT

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA98FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA161.md): Cessna 177 · Red Lodge, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1998 · N2213Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude over, or clearance with, mountainous terrain during night visual flight rules flight. Factors included night lighting conditions and mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB SEA98LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA025.md): Cessna 177 · Thompson Falls, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1997 · N2988X · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper remedial action when confronted with a porpoised landing. A factor was his failure to execute a go-around maneuver.
- [NTSB DEN86FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA092.md): Cessna 177 · Anaconda, MT · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1986 · N3476T · Destroyed
  > The sole surviving pax said the eng lost power during cruise flight over mountainous terrain. The plt attempted a forced landing but hit a tree and the acft crashed. Aprx 5 gals of automotive fuel were drained from wing tank. Fuel sample taken from plt's…
- [NTSB DEN83FTA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTA02.md): Cessna 177 · Hardin, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Oct 31, 1982 · N2824X · Destroyed
  > The aircraft had been fully serviced with fuel (48 gal usable supply) and had been flown 1.8 hrs prior to this flight. Reportedly, the pilot had relied on his fuel log and fuel gauges, and did not visually check the fuel quantity during the preflight. While…
- [NTSB SEA78FTA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA15.md): Cessna 177 · Billings, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 26, 1978 · N7MT · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA76FTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA05.md): Cessna 177 · Broadus, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 13, 1975 · N29350 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA75FTA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA12.md): Cessna 177 · Billings, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Feb 6, 1975 · N2308Y · Minor damage
- [NTSB SEA71DDG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DDG24.md): Cessna 177 · Great Falls, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 9, 1971 · N2237Y · Substantial damage

## 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_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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073704'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073704&state=MT

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