Cessna 177RG accident near Ely, NV
On May 22, 2003, a Cessna 177RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ely, NV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 22, 2003
- Place
- Ely, NV
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.076°N, 114.588°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030530X00748
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 22, 2003, about 1455 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 177RG, N8034G, collided with terrain near Ely, Nevada. Yuma Flying Club was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed Yuma International Airport, Yuma, Arizona, about 1030 for Jackpot, Nevada, with a planned final destination of Grangeville, Idaho. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. There were no witnesses to the accident sequence identified during the investigation. During a telephone conversation with a National Transportation Safety Board investigator, a friend of the pilot and passenger, who is also an airplane mechanic, stated that he had talked to the pilot several days before the accident. The pilot and passenger were intending to make a long northbound cross-country flight, where on the way, they had tentatively planned to meet the friend at the Jackpot Airport. The friend further added that the passenger was not a pilot, nor did she have any experience inside the cockpit. He noted that she did know how to use the handheld global position system (GPS) unit that the pilot owned. A member of the pilot's family reported to a Safety Board investigator that the pilot departed Yuma about 1030, and was planning to stop at Jackpot, where he would refuel the airplane. After making that stop, the flight was to continue onto Grangeville. A member of the Yuma Flying Club stated that he had
Probable cause
the airplane collided with terrain for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
