# NTSB IAD76DID41: Cessna 177RG, N2048Q, Norfolk, VA, August 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1976
- Place: Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DID41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2386   76/8/9    NORFOLK,VA          CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 5200
        TIME - 0640                    N2048Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 380 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELFA,VA                    NORFOLK,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- ILS APCH,VISUAL SEGMENT,MISCALCULATED APCH ANGLE STABILATOR STRUCK APCH LGTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2048Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2048Q-2020-01-31), registration cancelled 2020-01-31, S/N 177RG0448, built 1973 (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: Norfolk Regional

## 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 19760809025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760809025969A), Aug 9, 1976: Cessna 177RG, Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. ILS apch,visual segment,miscalculated apch angle stabilator struck apch lgts.

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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