Cessna 177A N177MT
23 March 1998 · Laurel, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 March 1998 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 177A registered N177MT was involved in an accident near Laurel, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laurel, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laurel Muni (6S8)
- Coordinates
- 45.5998, -108.6810
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177A
- Registration
- N177MT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Billings → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA98LA049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive descent rate on final, and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings in a crosswind. On the second landing, the airplane developed an excessive sink rate on final, hit hard and bounced into the air. The pilot added full power to go around but did not reach flying speed. The airplane drifted off to the left side of the runway and impacted the terrain.
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 | - |
| 5 Sep 1998 | Cessna 177RG | Covington, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1998 | Cessna 177 | New Port Richey, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1998 | Cessna 177 | Cassville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 1998 | Mooney M20F | Lodgepole, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 May 1998 | Piper PA-31T1 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Jun 1998 | Mooney M20A | Canyon Creek, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1998 | Aero Commander 680FL | Helena, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Apr 1998 | Piper PA-46-350P | Bigfork, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jun 1998 | Cessna 340 | Lincoln, Montana, United States | Curtis M. Moeller | Fatal | 1 |