# NTSB investigations: Cessna 177B, 1986

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 ANC87LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA020.md): Cessna 177 · Willow, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 1986 · N30814 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he had good ground visibility but suddenly flew into whiteout conditions losing ground reference. He stated that before realizing what had happened the acft struck the top of the mountian rigde.
- [NTSB BFO86LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA048.md): Cessna 177B · Westminster, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1986 · N34251 · Substantial damage
  > Five inches of one propeller blade tip separated during cruise flight at an altitude of 3,500 ft MSL. The imbalance resulted in a severe vibration and a partial power loss. Unable to maintain altitude, the plt set up for a forced landing at clearview airport.…
- [NTSB BFO86FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA044.md): Cessna 177B · Springfield, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1986 · N34953 · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, the eng bgn running rough drg flt, then clrd & ran smoothly again. He rprtd he elected to abort the flt & made a turn, then svrl min later, the eng lost pwr. Drg an emerg lndg in a parking lot, the l main gear hit anauto & fatally…
- [NTSB DEN86LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA233.md): Cessna 177B · Broomfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1986 · N34043 · Substantial damage
  > The plt said that he was on a high final approach for landing and just prior to touchdown, the acft was hit by a strong gust of wind. After touchdown, the plt lost control of the acft and it went off the left side of the rwy. The acft sustained substantial…
- [NTSB CHI86FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA199.md): Cessna 177 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1986 · N17204 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > A spl tfc management program was in effect for an annual eaa fly-in, & a waiver to FAA handbook 7110.65D was in effect which allowed for reduced sepn btn acft opng at wittman fld. As 2 acft were lndg, the plt of the 1st acft (Cessna 177, N17204) was told to…
- [NTSB FTW86LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA108.md): Cessna 177B · Odessa, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1986 · N34889 · Substantial damage
  > According to the pax, the plt had been drinking prior to the flt. After takeoff, the plt decided that perhaps he was not in any condition to fly, so he elected to return to the arpt & land. Rprtdly, his seat belt had gotten caught in the door, & on final…
- [NTSB LAX86FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA240.md): Cessna 177B · Fullerton, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1986 · N35252 · Destroyed
  > The plt took off on a flt to provide traffic reports to a local broadcasting station. Witnesses rprtd that shortly aftertakeoff, the eng began to misfire. The acft entered a steep left bank angle, then plummeted toward the gnd. While still in a steep nose…
- [NTSB LAX86LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA136.md): Cessna 177B · Tehachapi, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1986 · N18174 · Substantial damage
  > After determining the takeoff wt of the acft would be over the max gross, the plt asked the operator the day before the accident to drain 20 gals of fuel from the tanks.a plt who flew the acft prior to the accident flt said he flew for about one hour and did…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1986
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073708'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073708&year=1986

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