Cessna 177 N17204
5 August 1986 · Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1986 at about 17:28 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N17204 was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wittman Field (OSH)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N17204
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chetek → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86FA199
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
A SPL TFC MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WAS IN EFFECT FOR AN ANNUAL EAA FLY-IN, & A WAIVER TO FAA HANDBOOK 7110.65D WAS IN EFFECT WHICH ALLOWED FOR REDUCED SEPN BTN ACFT OPNG AT WITTMAN FLD. AS 2 ACFT WERE LNDG, THE PLT OF THE 1ST ACFT (CESSNA 177, N17204) WAS TOLD TO LND ON THE LAST HALF OF THE 6166' RWY, WHILE THE PLT OF THE 2ND ACFT (CESSNA 210, N732XV) WAS CLRD TO LND AT THE 'NUMBERS.' ALSO, TO ACCOMMODATE AN IFR ARRIVAL, BOTH PLTS WERE ADZD TO KEEP THEIR SPD UP DRG ARRIVAL. THE1ST ACFT LNDD LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE ON ABOUT THE 1ST 1/4 OF THE RWY. ALTHO THE 1ST PLT LNDD SHORTER THAN INSTRUCTED, THE 2ND PLT CONTD HIS APCH (DID NOT GO AROUND) & LNDD SLIGHTLY RGT OF THE CENTERLINE. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE 1ST PLT BRAKED ALMOST TO A STOP & SAW A FLAG PERSON, WHO HE THOUGHT WAS WAVING FOR HIM TO EXIT THE RWY. HE TURNED RGT & CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE 2ND ACFT. AFTER LNDG, THE 2ND PLT WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER OR DECELERATE SUFFICIENTLY TO AVOID A COLLISION. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PROP & NOSE OF THE 2ND ACFT HIT THE RGT WING & AFT FUSELAGE OF THE 1ST ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 177 177 | N17204 | - | Substantial |
| Cessna T210M T210M | N732XV | - | Substantial |
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Glenwood Spring, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Valley View, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1986 | Cessna 177A | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Cessna 177RG | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 177B | Aztec, New Mexico, United States | Betha Woods | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-38-112 | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-28-161 | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1986 | Bellanca 17-30 | Winneconne, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft G18S | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | Richard J. Wixom | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-20-115 | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-38-112 | Lodi, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |