# NTSB investigations: Cessna 177B: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 MIA05CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA151.md): Cessna 177B · Olive Branch, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2005 · N34329 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in an on ground collision with a runway light and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear.
- [NTSB LAX04CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA224.md): Cessna 177B · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2004 · N7PP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB SEA02LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA147.md): Cessna 177B · Elma, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2002 · N34633 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing and recovery resulting in the aircraft's departing the runway. Contributing factors were the high brush/vegetation the aircraft rolled into and the pilot's reduced visual acquisition…
- [NTSB LAX98LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA203.md): Cessna 177B · Fallon, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1998 · N34416 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of rudder controls on a short field takeoff and his failure to maintain runway alignment.
- [NTSB SEA97LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA078.md): Cessna 177B · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1997 · N35034 · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing. Factors relating to the accident include: a blown (failed) nose tire, and soft terrain beside the runway.
- [NTSB FTW95LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA118.md): Cessna 177B · Terlingua, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1995 · N34958 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were his decision to land on the unlit runway and the dusk light conditions.
- [NTSB NYC93LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA071.md): Cessna 177B · Brookville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1993 · N11828 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing was the lack of recency of experience.
- [NTSB CHI92LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA285.md): Cessna 177B · Norcross, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1992 · N34893 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in inadequate airspeed for takeoff. Factors related to the accident were the crosswind conditions, the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, and the pilot's total lack of experience.
- [NTSB FTW89LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA094.md): Cessna 177B · Harrah, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1989 · N1275C · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve; and his improper planning/decision (indecision) concerning an attempted go-around. The pilot's lack of experience in the type of aircraft…
- [NTSB DEN87LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA240.md): Cessna 177B · Fort Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1987 · N34157 · Substantial damage
  > During the approach to Fort Collins downtown airport, the pilot reported encountering moderate turbulence. At touchdown on runway 11, a crosswind gust pushed the aircraft off the left side of the runway into the grass. The aircraft bounced and came to a stop…
- [NTSB ATL84LKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LKG04.md): Cessna 177B · Kennesaw, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Feb 17, 1984 · N34627 · Destroyed
  > The acft bounced during landing and when it started to veer off the rwy the plt attempted a go-around. The acft collidedwith trees and came to rest in a small ditch.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073708')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073708&occurrence=260

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