# NTSB MKC75FCJ37: Cessna 177RG, N2181Q, Omaha, NE, November 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1974
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCJ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3636   74/11/6   OMAHA,NEBR          CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N2181Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NEBR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- PLT SEQUENCED FOR LDG COULD NOT DISTINGUISH THE ACFT AHEAD FRM CITY LIGHTS.WARNING HORN INOP.
```

## 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 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: Eppley Field

## 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 19741106038219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741106038219A), Nov 6, 1974: Cessna 177RG, Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Plt sequenced for ldg could not distinguish the acft ahead frm city lights. Warning horn inop.

## 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 DEN76ID013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76ID013), Aug 29, 1975: Cessna 177 (N2181Q), Loveland, CO, incident, minor damage, 1 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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