NTSB investigations: Cessna 177, 1988

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 177. 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

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NTSB investigations: Cessna 177, 1988 per year, 1965–2026: 800 cases
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1988
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073704'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC89LA026Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Pittstown, NJUncontrolled contact with trees after the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft during an attempted landing.Nov 12, 1988 · N3208T · Substantial damageNTSB ATL89LA010Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Greensboro, NCThe plt had landed at southeast Greensboro earlier. He departed on rwy 35 and remained in closed traffic for landing. The td was made in the first 100 feet of the downsloped rwy at about 70 mph. The flaps were retracted and the plt reptd that a gust of wind…Oct 8, 1988 · N29550 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC88LA244Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Machias, METhe plt was practicing night takeoffs and landings. He stated that he had successfully accomplished two full stop landings. After the third landing, he applied full power to execute a go-around. The pilot said the airplane pulled to the left so he reduced the…Sep 27, 1988 · N2839X · Substantial damageNTSB MIA88LA268Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Polk City, FLPlt failed to insure acft had adequate fuel supply for flt. The engine failed due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing was made in a field. The plt said that he experienced stronger than expected head winds. Post acc invest revealed that the acft fuel…Sep 15, 1988 · N2357Y · Substantial damageNTSB LAX88LA289Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Jackson, CAJust after takeoff, the engine quit at aprx 50 ft AGL. The pilot made an emergency forced landing off the runway, where during the landing roll the airplane collided into a fence. There were no mechanical failures or malfunctions found during an engine…Aug 16, 1988 · N3270T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Lowell, INThe student pilot was on final approach for landing when the aircraft began to drift to the left of the runway. The pilot decided to go-around and added full power, pushed the carburetor heat in and retracted the flaps to '1/2'. According to the pilot he…Jul 3, 1988 · N30238 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA073Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Cedar Rapids, IADuring a night cross country trip, PIC experienced a total power loss. An emergency ldg was attempted and the accident aircraft collided with the terrain. Post accident inspection revealed no mechanical or fuel starvation problems. The pilot reported that the…Apr 2, 1988 · N29325 · Substantial damageNTSB BFO88LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Petersburg, VAThe plt hand-propped the engine when he was unable to start it using the starter. The acft had just been refueled and it was standing next to the fuel pumps. The plt pushed the acft away from the pumps before he tried to hand-prop it. After the third…Feb 6, 1988 · N313AC · Substantial damageNTSB ATL88LA071Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Springfield, KYOne witness stated that the eng misfired during the takeoff roll, others stated that the acft was about 75 ft high when it lost power. There were several interruptions of power before it quit totally. The pilot attempted to return to the departure airfield.…Jan 2, 1988 · N2906X · Substantial damage