Cessna 177RG N8276G
18 September 2008 · Ellsworth, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 2008 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N8276G was involved in an accident near Ellsworth, Kansas, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ellsworth, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ellsworth Municipal (9K7)
- Coordinates
- 38.7503, -98.2292
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N8276G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ellsworth → Ellsworth
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN08CA156
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that during the landing roll he applied the brakes, at which time the airplane veered to the left. He attempted to straighten the airplane with the application of right brake and right rudder. This had no effect. The airplane departed the runway environment to the left and impacted a ditch resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. An examination of the airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2008 | Cessna 177 | Bluffton, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2008 | Cessna 177A | Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2008 | Cessna 177B | Perugia, Italy | Avmar | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jan 2008 | Cessna 177 | Picayune, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2008 | Cessna 177RG | Redding, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2008 | Cessna 177B | Truckee, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,744 records for this type
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