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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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