CHI77FA072

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177RG · Missing Aircraft · September 17, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 17, 1977
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N7531VCessna 177RG
Status
Completed · report July 5, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770917043649A
Case key
144324

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4250  77/9/17    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 177RG        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 482
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7531V              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLYMOUTH,MI                 KENOSHA,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7531V
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.