Cessna 177RG N7575V
26 December 2003 · Waterloo, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 December 2003 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N7575V, operated by Noel A Robitaille, was involved in an accident near Waterloo, Iowa, United States. 2 people were 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 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waterloo, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waterloo Muni (ALO)
- Coordinates
- 42.5572, -92.4003
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N7575V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Noel A Robitaille
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waterloo → Waterloo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI04LA051
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The impact with a deer during landing roll. A contributing factor was the night lighting conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane sustained substantial damage during landing roll when it impacted a deer. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2003 | Cessna 177B | Chinook, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Cessna 177 | Woodland, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2003 | Cessna 177 | Murdock, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2003 | Cessna 177RG | Ely, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 29 May 2003 | Cessna 177RG | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2003 | Cessna 182R | North English, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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