Plane Crash List

Cessna 177RG N1850Q

26 July 1993 · Columbus, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 July 1993 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N1850Q was involved in an accident near Columbus, Indiana, United States. 4 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.

The record

Date
at 02:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Greensburg-Decatur County (I34)
Coordinates
39.2292, -85.8303
Aircraft
Cessna 177RG
Registration
N1850Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Talladega → Greensburg
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI93LA284

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

the pilot in command's failure to maintain proper clearance. A factor involved in this accident is the pilot in command's failure to maintain a proper glidepath.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL DIFFICULTIES, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO GREENSBURG-DECATUR, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A POWER LINE WITH ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, DAMAGING ITS LOCKING MECHANISM. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO NEAR-BY COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON TWO GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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