Cessna 177B accident near Centennial, WY
On August 9, 2005, a Cessna 177B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Centennial, WY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 9, 2005
- Place
- Centennial, WY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.447°N, 106.307°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050818X01273
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 8, 2005, at 1955 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 177B, N35166, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it struck trees and impacted terrain approximately 18 miles northwest of Centennial, Wyoming. Reportedly, instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal cross-country flight was being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated at Rawlins (RWL), Wyoming, at 1928, and was en route to Wray (2V5), Colorado. A hand-held Garmin GPS (Global Positioning System) 196 was found in the wreckage, and sent to the manufacturer for readout. Garmin downloaded the data onto a compact disk (CD), and Cessna Aircraft Company's accident investigator downloaded the CD data into a computer. According to the investigator, "The GPS contained 3 user waypoints, 18 user routes and 7 recorded tracks. The tracks were labeled "Active Log" and "Active Log 001" through "Active Log 006." The unnumbered log and log 001 were dated 08/01/05. Log 002 was dated 08/02/05. Logs 003 through 006 were recorded on 08/08/05. Log 003 began at 1048:37 Pdt. The start of the log indicates the aircraft was located at Pierce County Airport, Thun Field (1S0), Puyallup, WA. The log ends at Caldwell Industrial Airport (EUL), Caldwell, ID at 1443:01 mdt. Log 004 begins at 1513:38 and tracks the aircraft to the area of Pocatello, ID. The log ends at 1648:08 with the aircraft in flight. Log 005 begins at 1648:26 and follows the aircraft
Probable cause
the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, in that he failed to maintain a steady state climb rate to a safe altitude and continued flight towards visible weather that obstructed his chosen route of flight, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the clouds and rain that obscured the mountain tops, dusk light conditions, and mountainous terrain.
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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.
