Plane Crash List

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
Show these on the map 684 of 1,744 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 232
1970s 645
1980s 356
1990s 215
2000s 132
2010s 92
2020s 72

All 1,744 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
27 Jul 2009 Cessna 177
N2980X
Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States Paul E. Dion Minor injuries -
23 Jun 2009 Cessna 177B
N34508
Elyria, Ohio, United States - Minor injuries -
22 Jun 2009 Cessna 177 RG
N1876Q
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States - No injuries -
30 May 2009 Cessna 177
N2872X
Houston, Texas, United States - No injuries -
24 Apr 2009 Cessna 177
N2803X
Kinston, North Carolina, United States Rogerson Benjamin No injuries -
4 Apr 2009 Cessna 177RG
N1838Q
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, United States Fly FOR Food Inc Minor injuries -
21 Jan 2009 Cessna 177B
N30740
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Moore Air Minor injuries -
10 Oct 2008 Cessna 177
N3495T
Bluffton, South Carolina, United States - Minor injuries -
18 Sep 2008 Cessna 177RG
N8276G
Ellsworth, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
14 Sep 2008 Cessna 177B
N30692
Truckee, California, United States - Serious injuries -
11 Sep 2008 Cessna 177
N17142
Warwick, New York, United States Morris Aero Club Inc No injuries -
27 Aug 2008 Cessna 177RG
N2088Q
Bristol, New Hampshire, United States - Serious injuries -
19 Aug 2008 Cessna 177RG
N8053G
Lake Tahoe, California, United States - No injuries -
17 Aug 2008 Cessna 177
N29304
Glendale, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
1 Jul 2008 Cessna 177A
N2295Y
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
28 Jun 2008 Cessna 177
N3337T
Baldwin City, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
8 Jun 2008 Cessna 177RG
N45133
Bessemer, Alabama, United States James Johnson Minor injuries -
4 May 2008 Cessna 177
N29650
Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
8 Apr 2008 Cessna 177RG
N1925Q
Redding, California, United States - No injuries -
27 Feb 2008 Cessna 177B
N49AF
Quincy, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -
9 Feb 2008 Cessna 177RG
N52495
Tallahassee, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -
28 Jan 2008 Cessna 177
N2905X
Picayune, Mississippi, United States - No injuries -
16 Sep 2007 Cessna 177RG
N1844Q
Compton, California, United States - No injuries -
9 Sep 2007 Cessna 177
N2353Y
Columbia, South Carolina, United States James D. Keisler Minor injuries -
1 Aug 2007 Cessna 177RG
N177RV
Kennesaw, Georgia, United States Eric P Ward Serious injuries -
6 Jul 2007 Cessna 177RG
N52650
Pedricktown, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
Hugh R. Hunton No injuries -
26 Jun 2007 Cessna 177RG
N47RH
Fresno, California, United States - No injuries -
19 Jun 2007 Cessna 177RG
N2144Q
Oceanside, California, United States - Minor injuries -
7 Jun 2007 Cessna 177
N2845X
Centreville, Alabama, United States - No injuries -
30 Apr 2007 Cessna 177RG
N177R
Perris, California, United States - Minor injuries -
11 Mar 2007 Cessna 177
N2911X
Gridwood, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
14 Jan 2007 Cessna 177
N29888
Carrabelle, Florida, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
19 Jul 2006 Cessna 177RG
N34480
Camarillo, California, United States - No injuries -
28 Jun 2006 Cessna 177A
N30328
Olympia, Washington, United States - No injuries -
17 Jun 2006 Cessna 177B
N35058
Redwood City, California, United States - No injuries -
18 Apr 2006 Cessna 177B
N34405
Cleveland, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
18 Feb 2006 Cessna 177
N29377
Carefree, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
10 Jan 2006 Cessna 177
N2233Y
Antlers, Oklahoma, United States - Minor injuries -
27 Dec 2005 Cessna 177-RG
N53257
Locust Grove, Georgia, United States - Serious injuries -
16 Nov 2005 Cessna 177
N821KF
New Bern, North Carolina, United States - Minor injuries -
15 Sep 2005 Cessna 177RG
N35552
Cadiz, Kentucky, United States Ronald Ritchey Serious injuries -
20 Aug 2005 Cessna 177B
N34329
Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States - No injuries -
27 Jun 2005 Cessna 177A
N70847
Rome, Georgia, United States - Serious injuries -
15 Jun 2005 Cessna 177B
N177BJ
Fallon, Nevada, United States - Minor injuries -
19 Mar 2005 Cessna 177B
N30874
Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States - No injuries -
6 Mar 2005 Cessna 177RG
N2019Q
Rochester, Minnesota, United States - Serious injuries -
26 Feb 2005 Cessna 177RG
N1623H
Fargo, North Dakota, United States James George III Serious injuries -
23 Dec 2004 Cessna 177RG
N1JM
Phoenix, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
17 Oct 2004 Cessna 177
N29459
Auburn, Alabama, United States - No injuries -
26 Sep 2004 Cessna 177
N29650
Anderson, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -