Cessna 177B N1477C
30 September 1982 · Guadalupita, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 September 1982 at about 16:33 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N1477C, operated by David L. Shofner, was involved in an accident near Guadalupita, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Guadalupita, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B
- Registration
- N1477C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David L. Shofner
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Delhart → Winslow
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FQA27
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PILOT 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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | Leslie A. Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Cessna 177B | Elko, Nevada, United States | Long Beach Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Houston, Texas, United States | Graden Harger | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1982 | Cessna 177 | Athens, Georgia, United States | Albert A. Sandberg | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | Glen L. Murray | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Urbandale, Iowa, United States | MAX and Delores van Rees | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1982 | Cessna 401A | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | Flying A Flight Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Cessna T210M | Reserve, New Mexico, United States | E.h. Mullins & V.n. Mullins | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | Marshall AVN | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna P206 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | Walter C. White | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Bell 206B | Watrous, New Mexico, United States | Doolittle Enterprises Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 May 1982 | Cessna 172P | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | Allene Guffey | No injuries | - |