# NTSB IAD75DLJ12: Cessna 177RG, N2097Q, Chapel Hill, NC, November 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1974
- Place: Chapel Hill, NC · CHAPEL HILL, NC
- Location: 35.9283° N, 79.0401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chapel Hill, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9283&lon=-79.0401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DLJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4090  74/11/14   CHAPEL HILL,NC      CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 625
        TIME - 1645                    N2097Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORACE WILLIAMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAPEL HILL,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STRUCK A CULVERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2097Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2097Q-1993-06-08), registration cancelled 1993-06-08, S/N 177RG0497 (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: Horace Williams

## 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 19741114037959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741114037959A), Nov 14, 1974: Cessna 177RG, Chapel Hill, NC, Substantial damage. Struck a culvert.

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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