# NTSB ERA26LA233: Cessna 177, N316HY, Gilford, NH, June 9, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 8, 2026, 20:18 local (Jun 9, 2026, 00:18 UTC)
- Place: Gilford, NH · On airport
- Coordinates: 43.575794, -71.408865 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5758&lon=-71.4089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA233
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203146/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA233

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 177B, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2073708), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N316HY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N316HY), registered now, S/N 17702651, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177 (B)
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17702651
- Year built: 1977
- Airframe hours: 5692
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Lakeview Aviation Inc
- Registered owner: Lakeview Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 9, 2026, 16 hours before
- Departed: EFK, Newport, VT
- Destination: LCI, Laconia, NH
- Airport: LCI, Laconia Muni, runway 08/26, 5,890 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 260° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.17 inHg
- Observed at: KLCI, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KLCI 082356Z AUTO 26003KT 6SM HZ CLR 23/11 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T02280111 10261 20228 55000=

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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