Cessna 177RG N2614V

Summary

On 16 May 2025 at about 01:20 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N2614V was involved in an accident near Wahoo, Nebraska, 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.

Date

16 May 2025 at 01:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Wahoo, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Wahoo Municipal Airport (AHQ)

Coordinates

41.2406, -96.5945

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N2614V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shreveport → Wahoo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA179

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that as he taxied the airplane to the ramp, he steered toward one of the available parking spots, and the left wing of the airplane struck a light pole which resulted in substantial damage to the outboard end of the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.