# NTSB DEN76ID013: Cessna 177, N2181Q, Loveland, CO, August 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1975
- Place: Loveland, CO · LOVELAND, CO
- Location: 40.3978° N, 105.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loveland, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3978&lon=-105.0750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76ID013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76ID013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0035  75/8/29    LOVELAND,CO         CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 188
        TIME - 2230                    N2181Q              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.COLLINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NE                    LOVELAND,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- WIFE OF PLT LEFT ACFT TO CHECK WING TIP CLEARANCE DURING TAXI. WALKED INTO PROP.NO FLT INTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2181Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181Q-2014-09-16), registration cancelled 2014-09-16, S/N 177RG0581, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Ft.Collins

## Other investigations on N2181Q (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW94LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA088), Mar 1, 1994: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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 MKC75FCJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ37), Nov 6, 1974: Cessna 177RG (N2181Q), Omaha, NE, substantial damage

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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