Cessna 177RG N177BT
18 May 2026 · Statesville, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 2026 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N177BT, operated by Plane Data Inc, was involved in an accident near Statesville, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Statesville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Statesville Rgnl (SVH)
- Coordinates
- 35.7649, -80.9525
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N177BT
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1977
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Plane Data Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Knoxville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- ERA26LA213
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 1,744 records for this type
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