# NTSB investigations: Cessna 177RG: Loss of control - in flight

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 NYC00LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA253.md): Cessna 177RG · Elmer, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2000 · N2156Q · Substantial damage
  > The instructor's failure to take remedial action.
- [NTSB CHI00FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA123.md): Cessna 177RG · Watertown, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2000 · N1978Q · Destroyed
  > the pilot failed to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were the dark night, clouds, and rain.
- [NTSB CHI98LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA179.md): Cessna 177RG · Tocsin, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1998 · N1849Q · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed during the takeoff climb and the resulting inadvertant stall. A factor in the accident was the pilot's premature raising of the flaps.
- [NTSB FTW94LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA088.md): Cessna 177RG · Longmont, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1994 · N2181Q · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent stall due to improper preflight and the pilot's failure to adequately remove ice from the aircraft. A factor was airframe icing.
- [NTSB ATL93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA074.md): Cessna 177RG · Concord City, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1993 · N44BG · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft and his delayed decision to execute a go around. A factor in the accident was the strong gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB MIA89FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA219.md): Cessna 177RG · Janice, MS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1989 · N1976Q · Destroyed
  > The in flight loss of control by the non instrument rated pilot after encountering instrument meteorological conditions resulting in the airplane spiraling into a wooded area.
- [NTSB LAX83LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA417.md): Cessna C-177RG · Sedona, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1983 · N1845Q · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that instead of using the customary 80 kt approach speed he used 110 KTS with 30 deg of flaps. On short final he was still high but decided to land anyway. He forced the acft onto the rwy & the acft began to porpoise. Unableto recover from the…
- [NTSB DEN82DA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA035.md): Cessna 177RG · 7 Miles N. Of S, CO · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 18, 1982 · N33NF · Substantial damage
  > In order to slow the aircraft down during flight the pilot lowered 15 degrees of flaps. As the flaps were transitioning down the pilot stated he heard a "pop sound" which was not normal. He then decided to make a precautionary landing on a dirt road. During…

## 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 ('2073709', '2073710')
    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" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073709&occurrence=250

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