Cessna 177 accidents
The NTSB database holds 1,744 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 177, recorded between 1967 to 2026. 261 of them were fatal (15%), and 548 people died.
The deadliest year was 1978, with 28 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (464 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Unknown/Not Reported.
1,060 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
1,744
Records
261
Fatal
548
Deaths
15%
Share fatal
1967 to 2026
Period
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684 of 1,744 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 1,744 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1972 | Cessna 177 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Miss.school of | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jul 1972 | Cessna 177 | Branson, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1972 | Cessna 177 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 1972 | Cessna 177 | Many, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Mar 1972 | Cessna 177B | Conway Sprgs, Kansas, United States | Jayco, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 1971 | Cessna 177 | El Dorado, Arkansas, United States | Eagle Flying S | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1971 | Cessna 177B | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1969 | Cessna 177 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States | Capitol Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Mar 1968 | Cessna 177 | Ronkonkoma, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Cessna 177 | Gilford, New Hampshire, United States | Lakeview Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2026 | Cessna 177B | Cascade, Idaho, United States | MJR Assoc LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 2026 | Cessna 177RG | Statesville, North Carolina, United States | Plane Data Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2026 | Cessna 177 | Cottonwood, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 2026 | Cessna 177B | Rocky Junction, Arizona, United States | GO Fly AZ LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Cessna 177 | Ocoee, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Cessna 177 | Cynthiana, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Cessna 177 | Jenison, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Cessna 177 | Kelleys Island, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Cessna 177B | Calera, Alabama, United States | Take Flight Holdings, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2025 | Cessna 177B | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 2025 | Cessna 177RG | Snohomish, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2025 | Cessna 177RG | Wahoo, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Cessna 177RG | Vereda El Corzo, Colombia | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Cessna 177 | Iron River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Cessna 177A | Farlinville, Kansas, United States | Eagle Sky Patrol Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2024 | Cessna 177B | Creswell, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2024 | Cessna 177B | Redlands, California, United States | William Lindsey | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2024 | Cessna 177B | Shell Knob, Missouri, United States | Quad City Area Flying Eagles Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Cessna 177 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Cessna 177A | Palmyra, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2024 | Cessna 177B | Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2024 | Cessna 177 | Selma, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Cessna 177 | Frejus (in water), France | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Cessna 177 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | High West Aero LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2023 | Cessna 177 | Cortland, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 May 2023 | Cessna 177B | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2023 | Cessna 177RG | Crestview, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2023 | Cessna 177 | Travelers Rest, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2023 | Cessna 177RG | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2022 | Cessna 177 | Franklin, Virginia, United States | Barger, Randall G | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 2022 | Cessna 177 | Willow Spring, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2022 | Cessna 177RG | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2022 | Cessna 177RG | Dacula, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2022 | Cessna 177B | Coleman, Florida, United States | Ness Richard J | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2022 | Cessna 177B | Ivanhoe, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2022 | Cessna 177RG | Avalon, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2022 | Cessna 177RG | Livermore, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2022 | Cessna 177 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2022 | Cessna 177RG | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2022 | Cessna 177B | Wahoo, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |