Fatal NTSB investigations: Cessna 177B
61 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 177B. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1971 | 1 |
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| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073708'))
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SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073708'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB WPR24FA190Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 177B · Elk River, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while climbing in mountainous terrain during moderately high density altitude conditions, and conditions conducive to severe carburetor icing.NTSB ERA23FA209Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 177B · Watkinsville, GAThe pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control, which resulted in an in-flight overload separation of the right wing during the uncontrolled descent.NTSB ERA21FA178Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 177B · Great Valley, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff.NTSB WPR21FA045Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 177 · Langley, WAThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control while attempting to conduct an emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power as a result of…NTSB WPR14FA362Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Neihart, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low altitude in turbulent conditions over mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to traverse the mountainous area with the airplane over…NTSB ERA12FA319Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Honesdale, PAThe pilot pitching the airplane to an excessive nose-up attitude during an aborted landing, which resulted in increased induced drag, diminished airspeed, and an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of a sedating…NTSB CEN10FA385Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Owasso, OKThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an engine-out approach to the runway, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due…NTSB SEA07LA249Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Pinecliff, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees while maneuvering in mountainous terrain. Factors include the mountainous terrain, low ceilings, and trees in the area where the pilot was maneuvering.NTSB LAX06LA246Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Kalaupapa, HILoss of aircraft control during cruise flight for undetermined reasons. Clouds, rain, and dark night conditions were factors.NTSB CHI06LA105Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Blackburn, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance from the power line during low altitude maneuvering. A factor was the power line.NTSB DEN05FA125Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Centennial, WYthe pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, in that he failed to maintain a steady state climb rate to a safe altitude and continued flight towards visible weather that obstructed his chosen route of flight, and his failure to maintain terrain…NTSB SEA04FA003Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Chinook, MTThe total loss of engine power in cruise flight due to the separation of the carburetor from its mounting bolts, and the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for strong crosswinds while attempting the subsequent forced landing. Additional factors include…NTSB DEN02FA080Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Crowheart, WYthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance of the high mountain terrain. Contributing factors were the high mountain terrain, and the high density altitude weather condition.NTSB LAX99FA262Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Tusayan, AZwas the pilot's failure to have available and consult the FAA approved flight manual for performance data and, the high density altitude. Contributing to the accident were the dual magneto and spark plug system issues affecting optimum engine performance.NTSB CHI97FA283Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Crump, MIContinued flight by the non-instrument rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and her failure to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation. Related factors were the low ceiling, and the pilot's lack of instrument…NTSB CHI97FA024Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Chancellor, SDthe pilot's attempted flight with known deficiencies in equipment, his initiating VFR flight into IMC conditions, his spatial disorientation and loss of control of the airplane. Factors were fog, dark night, and inoperative directional gyro.NTSB CHI96LA130Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Perry, MOthe pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the power transmission wires. Darkness, restricting the pilot's ability to see-and-avoid the transmission line, was a related factor.NTSB SEA96MA079Accident · 3 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportCessna 177B · Cheyenne, WYthe pilot-in-command's improper decision to take off into deteriorating weather conditions (including turbulence, gusty winds, and an advancing thunderstorm and associated precipitation) when the airplane was overweight and when the density altitude was…NTSB CHI95FA148Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Nappanee, INairplane control was not maintained by the pilot during the his turn to an emergency landing area. Factors associated with this accident were the pilot not complying with the manufacturer's mandatory service bulletin, and an excessive fuel flow caused by the…NTSB CHI93FA137Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Rensselaer, INThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were fog and drizzle, and the pilot-in-command's continuing VFR flight into IMC conditions.NTSB CHI93FA050Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Kansas City, MOThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a positive rate of climb during a missed approach. Factors which contributed to the accident were: inoperative gyro instruments due to a broken vacuum pump, the dark night, adverse weather conditions, and rising…NTSB BFO93FA005Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · War, WVVFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions, his failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation, and the pilot allowing the design stress limits of the aircraft to be exceeded. Factors related to the accident…NTSB CHI92LA198Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Dwight, ILThe passenger's inattention to the propeller arc and the pilot's improper procedure in disembarking a passenger while the engine was running.NTSB CHI92FA161Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Almont, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff while physically impaired by alcohol.NTSB SEA92FA113Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · St. Ignatius, MTThe pilot in command's inadvertently allowing the aircraft to enter into a stall/spin. Factors contributing to the accident were: terrain condition, rising terrain, and the pilot in command's lack of familiarity with the geographic area.NTSB ATL92LA034Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Memphis, TNThe passenger's failure to follow proper procedures to walk behind the airplane. Factors were the dawn light conditions and the light rain.NTSB CHI90DEP06Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna 177B · Iola, WIFailure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall/spin. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's poorly planned approach, and his failure to go around.NTSB MIA90FA107Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · North Captiva, FLInadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadequate supply of fuel, and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.NTSB BFO86FA044Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Springfield, VAAccording to the plt, the eng bgn running rough drg flt, then clrd & ran smoothly again. He rprtd he elected to abort the flt & made a turn, then svrl min later, the eng lost pwr. Drg an emerg lndg in a parking lot, the l main gear hit anauto & fatally…NTSB LAX86FA240Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Fullerton, CAThe plt took off on a flt to provide traffic reports to a local broadcasting station. Witnesses rprtd that shortly aftertakeoff, the eng began to misfire. The acft entered a steep left bank angle, then plummeted toward the gnd. While still in a steep nose…NTSB CHI86MA052Accident · 6 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Brooklyn, MIThe pilot took off with five passengers approximately 170 pounds over maximum allowable gross weight into known moderate icing conditions. His aircraft was not equipped to fly in these conditions. Radio and radar contact were lost at approximately 3500 feet…NTSB SEA85FA225Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177BII · Lolo Pass, IDThe plt failed to visually check the fuel tanks during preflt and departed with 3.4 hours flown on the pre-existing fuel supply. Fuel exhaustion occurred 1.2 hours into the flt. The plt overflew a suitable forced landing site and attempted a last minute turn…NTSB LAX85FA253Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Ojai, CAWitnesses observed the acft enter a box canyon in level flt at an alt below the tops of the surrounding ridges. The eng pwr sounds were reported as 'normal' by the witnesses. Shortly after the acft disappeared behind a ridge, the witnesses saw black smoke…NTSB MKC84FA264Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Bloomfield, MON30755, collided with a radio tower guy wire and crashed three miles east of Bloomfield, MO, while on a business flight. Instrument meteorological conditons prevailed at the time of the accident. Witness stated that the low clouds obscured the top of the 80…NTSB ATL84FA082Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Lafayette, GAThe acft crashed in an open field during an uncontrolled descent after encountering forecast icing conditions. The plt had received weather briefings and filed a flt plan into icing conditions in an acft not equipped to handle icing. The plt stayed at an…NTSB FTW83LA215Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Port Aransas, TXDuring a wx briefing, the non-instrument rated plt was told to expect no significant en route wx, but was advised of lower ceilings along the coastline, later that night. There were no records of en route wx briefings. When the acft was about 40 mi northwest…NTSB NYC83FA041Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Starrucca, PADuring a weather briefing before takeoff, the student pilot was advised of icing conditions, turbulence, snowshowers and snow squalls along ridges north of the wilkes-barre/scranton, PA area. The weather briefer indicated that VFR flight was not recommended.…NTSB FTW82FQA27Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportCessna 177B · Guadalupita, NMPilot on cross-country impacted the side of a 11,055 foot mountain at the 10,800 foot level. The mountains were obscured at the time.NTSB DEN82FTA09Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna 177B · Wolf Pt., MTThe pilot reported that he encountered a snow squall while cruising at 5000 ft MSL on a VFR flight plan at night. He stated that he descended to 4000 ft MSL to try to get under the squall and continue. He was unable to remember what happened after descending…NTSB NYC81FA047Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Forked River, NJNTSB LAX81FA106Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Frazier Park, CANTSB NYC81FA011Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Bridgeport, NJNTSB CHI80FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 177 · Gary, INNTSB CHI79DA068Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Bloomington, INNTSB IAD79FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Charlotte, NCNTSB SEA79FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Kimberly, ORNTSB NYC78FA081Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 177 · Chatham, MANTSB DEN78FA021Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Salt Lake City, UTNTSB MKC78FCG12Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Grain Valley, MONTSB LAX78FA011Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Tucson, AZ