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Cessna 177RG N45367

31 August 2001 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 August 2001 at about 01:50 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N45367 was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 01:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Fairbanks International (PAFA)
Coordinates
64.8136, -147.8597
Aircraft
Cessna 177RG
Registration
N45367
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fairbanks → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC01LA132

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private certificated pilot was conducting several touch and go landings. On the last landing, the pilot failed to lower the landing gear, and the airplane touched down on the belly. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed damage to an area of fuselage about 3 1/2 feet wide, and 4 feet long.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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