# NTSB FTW79DPG11: Cessna 177RG, N2109Q, Jonesboro, AR, December 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1978
- Place: Jonesboro, AR · JONESBORO, AR
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3520   78/12/5   JONESBORO,AR        CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 5068
        TIME - 2000                    N2109Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 882 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONESBORO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKFORT,KY                JONESBORO,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2109Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2109Q-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 177RG0509, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jonesboro Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781205037079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205037079A), Dec 5, 1978: Cessna 177, Jonesboro, AR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2109Q (1)

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 BFO88FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA024), Feb 21, 1988: Cessna 177RG (N2109Q), Ellamore, WV, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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