Cessna 177RG N2138Q
27 April 1980 · Garberville, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 April 1980 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N2138Q was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Garberville, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garberville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Garberville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N2138Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Shelter Cove, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0399
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 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
L WG HIT TREE, ACFT IMPACTED WALL OF RAVINE & THEN SLID DOWN INTO RAVINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1980 | Cessna 177 | Wasington, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1980 | Cessna 177RG | Ione, Washington, United States | Sedona Develop | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1980 | Cessna 177 | Englewood, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1980 | Cessna 177RG | New Lisbon, Wisconsin, United States | Donbarb Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 1980 | Cessna 177 | Bouse, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1980 | Cessna 177RG | El Cajon, California, United States | All Amer.flt. | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |