Cessna 177RG N2068Q
1 October 1988 · Bellingham, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 October 1988 at about 17:47 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N2068Q was involved in an accident near Bellingham, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bellingham, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bellingham (BLI)
- Coordinates
- 48.7908, -122.4092
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG
- Registration
- N2068Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA89LA004
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DRG THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DRG AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD NORTHWEST OF THE ARPT. A POST-ACDNT ENG RUN-UP WAS MADE WITH A CLUB PROP INSTALLED. THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY TO 1500 RPM WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. HOWEVER, A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL LINES REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF A SMALL/FLAT PIECE OF RUBBER IN THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR. THE PIECE OF RUBBER HAD THE APPEARANCE OF HAVING BEEN INDUCED WHEN A METAL CONNECTOR WAS INSERTED IN A HOSE DRG MAINTENANCE. THIS WAS THE 2ND FLT AFTER FUEL LINE MAINTENANCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 177 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1988 | Cessna 177 | Milford, Delaware, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Cessna 177RG | Canton, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1988 | Cessna 177A | Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States | Sale Reported | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1988 | Cessna 177RG | Berkeley, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1988 | Cessna 177RG | Weaverville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1988 | Cessna 177RG | Monroe, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 25 Sep 1988 | Bellanca 7ECA | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1988 | Cessna 207 | Center Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-28-160 | Renton, Washington, United States | Larry Dillon | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1988 | Aeronca 65-LB | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |