Cessna 177RG accident near La Verne, CA
On September 30, 2018, a Cessna 177RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near La Verne, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 30, 2018
- Place
- La Verne, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.093°N, 117.792°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180930X31500
Official records · WPR18FA279
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Audio File, Poc Tower Controller: Audio recording (WAV), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 30, 2018, about 1800 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 177RG airplane, N46321, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near La Verne, California. The pilot was fatally injured, and the pilot-rated passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot-rated passenger, this was her first flight in the accident airplane. She was seated in the left front seat as the pilot had requested that he sit in the right seat. She recalled that the pilot wanted to obtain the automatic terminal information service (ATIS) information and weather at the airport before departure from Brackett Field Airport (POC). She also reported watching her husband depart immediately ahead of them in his airplane. The pilot-rated passenger could not recall other details of the flight. About 1 year after the accident, the pilot-rated passenger made a statement to a friend where she stated during the takeoff, the airplane was shaking so bad, she wanted to take the controls but the pilot said he had it. A review of air traffic control audio and radar recordings provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) showed that the airplane taxied from the self-service fuel station, turned right onto taxiway S, then proceeded to the runup area near the approach end for runway 26L. The airplane made a 360° turn at the runup area and parked facing the runway. The pilot then contacted the tower controller and requested clearance for takeoff and left closed traffic. The to
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was an undetermined engine anomaly.
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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.
