Cessna 177 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,744 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 177, recorded between 1967 to 2026. 261 of them were fatal (15%), and 548 people died.

The deadliest year was 1978, with 28 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (464 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Unknown/Not Reported.

1,060 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,744

Records

261

Fatal

548

Deaths

15%

Share fatal

1967 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 684 of 1,744 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 232

1970s 645

1980s 356

1990s 215

2000s 132

2010s 92

2020s 72

Where these happened

United States 1,714 Mexico 8 Unknown/Not Reported 3 France 3 Canada 3 Brazil 2

Operators involved

Longhorn Flyin 8 Security Aviat 4 Skyway Aviatio 3 Skyways, Inc. 3 Eagle Sky Patrol Inc 3 Holiday Aviati 3

All 1,744 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
22 Dec 1985	Cessna 177B N34046	Brooklyn, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	6
25 Nov 1981	Cessna 177A N30288	Ellinwood, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Westport Airpo	Fatal	5
24 May 1975	Cessna 177B N30836	Carpentersvile, Illinois, United States no coordinates	T&G Aviation A	Fatal	5
9 Aug 1970	Cessna 177 N3494T	Stover, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
29 Dec 2020	Cessna 177 PT-KCK	Rancador, PR, Brazil no coordinates	Rogerio Franci Brito e Outros	Fatal	4
6 Oct 2006	Cessna 177 N2320Y	Stockbridge, Georgia, United States	Durwood C. Smith	Fatal	4
14 Jul 2002	Cessna 177 N306DJ	Hana, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	4
12 Aug 1994	Cessna 177RG N217AF	So. Lake Tahoe, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
3 Oct 1993	Cessna 177RG N45022	Petaluma, California, United States	Dean Sheppard	Fatal	4
12 Jul 1993	Cessna 177RG N1954Q	Marseille, France no coordinates	NOT Reported	Fatal	4
17 Sep 1992	Cessna 177 N30076	Manlius, Illinois, United States	Grand Lake Air Inc.	Fatal	4
21 May 1992	Cessna 177B N30922	St. Ignatius, Montana, United States	Fayler, Lawrence R.	Fatal	4
22 Jul 1991	Cessna 177RG N1573H	Salmon, Idaho, United States	Marshall J. Grosboll	Fatal	4
19 Jan 1987	Cessna 177RG N123DJ	S Lake Tahoe, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
15 Jan 1984	Cessna 177B N2146C	Lafayette, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	4
15 Jul 1982	Cessna 177RG N7584V	Cross Fork, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Marantha Associates	Fatal	4
10 May 1981	Cessna 177B N16083	Forked River, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
21 Nov 1980	Cessna 177B N30854	Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
16 Sep 1980	Cessna 177RG N7514V	Lopez, Washington, United States no coordinates	Queen City AVN	Fatal	4
9 Jun 1979	Cessna 177 N29482	Long Beach, California, United States no coordinates	I L S	Fatal	4
1 Sep 1978	Cessna 177RG N2168Q	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Wyatt Flying S	Fatal	4
17 Mar 1978	Cessna 177 N3379T	Maryville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	ADA Airport, In	Fatal	4
22 Jan 1978	Cessna 177B N18133	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
3 Dec 1977	Cessna 177B N34100	Tucson, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Blue Yonder AV	Fatal	4
17 Sep 1977	Cessna 177RG N7531V	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Plymouth Aero	Fatal	4
6 Oct 1976	Cessna 177RG N1865Q	Centerville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
24 May 1975	Cessna 177RG N1951Q	Tomball, Texas, United States no coordinates	Seaback Aviati	Fatal	4
27 Sep 1971	Cessna 177 N3417T	Hanna City, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
27 May 1971	Cessna 177 N2271Y	New Castle, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
24 Oct 1970	Cessna 177 N30061	Agawam, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
12 Jul 1970	Cessna 177 N2277Y	Wild Rose, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	K-Airways Inc	Fatal	4
17 May 1969	Cessna 177 N29649	Wenatchee, Washington, United States no coordinates	Midstate Aviat	Fatal	4
14 Jun 1968	Cessna 177 N2914X	Bass Lake, California, United States no coordinates	Aladdin Aviati	Fatal	4
25 May 1968	Cessna 177 N2966X	Lester, Washington, United States no coordinates	Renton Avation	Fatal	4
30 Aug 2014	Cessna 177B PT-DLA	Curitba, Brazil	-	Fatal	3
26 Nov 2011	Cessna 177RG N5AW	Tallapoosa, Georgia, United States	Woliver KIM A	Fatal	3
12 Jul 2010	Cessna 177B N345MT	Owasso, Oklahoma, United States	N345MT LLC	Fatal	3
29 Oct 2009	Cessna 177 N3431T	Christiansted, United States	David S. Bentley	Fatal	3
13 Aug 2005	Cessna 177RG N2082Q	Cascade, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	3
14 Mar 2003	Cessna 177 N3275T	Old Fort, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	3
22 Jul 2001	Cessna 177 N235LA	Benton, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	3
14 Sep 1998	Cessna 177 ZKDKL	Mt Cook, New Zealand no coordinates	Air Safaris (New Zealand), Inc	Fatal	3
12 Apr 1996	Cessna 177B N19884	Perry, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	3
11 Apr 1996	Cessna 177B N35207	Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	3
29 Dec 1993	Cessna 177RG N1527H	Van Horn, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	3
15 Nov 1992	Cessna 177B N34664	War, West Virginia, United States	Litco Brokers, Inc.	Fatal	3
10 May 1992	Cessna 177 N177RD	Lusby, Maryland, United States	Dennis Construction Inc.	Fatal	3
2 Jul 1990	Cessna 177 N2307Y	Lake Havasu, Arizona, United States	Burreson, REX H.	Fatal	3
19 Apr 1990	Cessna 177B N30962	North Captiva, Florida, United States	Anderson, Kaye F.	Fatal	3
24 Oct 1989	Cessna 177 N30228	So Lake Tahoe, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3