Cessna 177RG N1536H
7 February 1998 · Cumming, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 February 1998 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N1536H was involved in an accident near Cumming, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cumming, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mathis (84A)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N1536H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Gwinett → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA98LA073
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of distance and airspeed, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot stated this was his first landing on the 1,500-foot asphalt strip. He touched down long and fast. There was insufficient space to stop the airplane or make a go-around. The airplane went off the end of the runway and collided with brush
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1998 | Cessna 177 | Mt Cook, New Zealand | Air Safaris (New Zealand), Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 May 1998 | Cessna 177RG | Tocsin, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1998 | Cessna 177 | Corona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1998 | Cessna 177A | Laurel, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1998 | Cessna 177RG | Covington, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1998 | Cessna 177 | New Port Richey, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1998 | Beechcraft BE-55B | Hampton, Georgia, United States | Robert L. West | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1998 | Grumman-Schweizer G164B | Cuthbert, Georgia, United States | Thrash Viation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1998 | Cessna C-172F | Ball Ground, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1998 | Air Tractor AT502B | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1998 | Cessna 175 | Locust Grove, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1998 | Hughes TH-55A | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |