Cessna 177RG N2168Q
1 September 1978 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 September 1978 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N2168Q, operated by Wyatt Flying S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Phillips Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N2168Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wyatt Flying S
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4219
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LMTD VSBY LDG.REF 2 RED LITES EACH SIDE APCH END,1 ROW WHITE LITES PARALLEL TO RWY.TREES BY RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1978 | Cessna 177B | Hallsboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 177RG | Jefferson, Ohio, United States | Planemasters | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 177 | Morehead, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1978 | Cessna 177 | Parker, Arizona, United States | Westrn Skyways | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1978 | Cessna 177 | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1978 | Cessna 177 | Broadkil Beach, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
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