Cessna 177RG accident near Galt, MO
On February 8, 2021, a Cessna 177RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Galt, MO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 8, 2021
- Place
- Galt, MO
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.107°N, 93.375°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210209102616
Official records · CEN21FA125
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 8, 2021, about 1442 central standard time, a Cessna 177RG airplane, N8080G, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Galt, Missouri. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. Based on information garnered from FlightAware, the flight departed Saint Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), Saint Louis, Missouri, at 1051 and arrived at Omar N. Bradley Airport (MBY), Moberly, Missouri, at 1157. Witnesses at MBY observed the airplane after landing and said the airplane windscreen was completely obscured by ice and there was significant ice accumulated on the rest of the airplane that was about ¼ inch thick. The pilot requested assistance deicing the airplane and the witnesses helped put the airplane in a heated hangar to melt the ice. They also added 16.88 gallons of fuel to the airplane. The pilot told one of the witnesses he would depart as soon as the airplane was deiced. The pilot dismissed witness recommendations to stay the night at MBY and departed after the weather improved. The pilot said he would fly north before turning west and that the weather was better to the north. He showed one witness a weather map on his cell phone, but the source of the weather map was not determined. Neither witness knew the pilot’s exact destination, just that he planned to spend the night in Nebraska before he continued to Colorado. There was no record of communication between the pilot and air traffic control, and the pilot did not file a flight plan. Aut
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to takeoff into instrument meteorological conditions consisting of low ceilings and icing and his failure to remain clear of terrain while attempting to remain below the clouds, which resulted in impact with 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.
