# NTSB CEN12WA105: Cessna 177A, Ottawa, Canada, December 15, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 14, 2011, 19:20 local (Dec 15, 2011, 00:20 UTC)
- Place: Ottawa, Canada
- Coordinates: 45.322498, -75.669166 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3225&lon=-75.6692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-IFR final approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Transportation Safety Board of Canada
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12WA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82520/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12WA105

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-IFR final approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On December 14, 2011, at 1920 eastern standard time, a Cessna model 177A, Canadian registration C-FEFQ, collided with terrain 2 nautical miles west of Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW), Ottawa, Canada. The flight had been cleared for the instrument landing system (ILS) instrument approach to runway 7 at CYOW. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by 7819986 Canada Ltd., located in Gatineau, Canada. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight departed at 1707 from Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and was en route to Ottawa/Carp Airport (CYRP), Carp, Canada, before diverting to CYOW. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Government. Further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Phone: 1 (800) 387-3557 Fax: 1 (819) 997-2239 E-mail: airops@tsb.gc.ca Webpage: http://www.tsb.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FEFQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17701289
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-A2F 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: 7819986 Canada Ltd.
- Registered owner: 7819986 Canada Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: KWBW, Wilkes Barre, PA
- Destination: CYRP, Carp
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: CYOW, Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier Intl, runway 07, 8,000 × 200 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night
- Wind: 90° at 11 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 1.5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 100 ft overcast
- Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observed at: CYOW, 2 nm away

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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