Cessna 177RG accident near Morrison, TN
On June 17, 2026, a Cessna 177RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Morrison, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 17, 2026
- Place
- Morrison, TN
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.621°N, 85.910°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260617203195
NTSB summary
On June 17, 2026, about 1215 central daylight time, a Cessna 177RG, N7637V, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Morrison, Tennessee. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot’s wife, the purpose of the flight was to reposition the airplane from Basham Field (66TN), Morrison, Tennessee, to the nearby Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC), McMinnville, Tennessee. She recorded the takeoff from 66TN, which showed the airplane departing towards the east and drifting toward the left side of the runway where the airplane’s left-wing tip contacted a small tree. The airport windsock was visible in the video and showed a slight crosswind, followed by a gust from the south to the north, which completely straightened the windsock. A second video recorded by a witness at the end of the departure runway also showed the airplane’s left-wing tip contacting the tree during the takeoff roll. Shortly thereafter, the airplane struck what was later determined to be an irrigation pipe and a piece of the airplane departed from its left side. The airplane became airborne and visible damage to the left stabilator was observed. The airplane crossed the end of the runway where the bottom of the left wing contacted another tree, and the airplane continued to fly until the end of the recording. Figure 1 depicts a diagram of the runway with contact locations and recovered debris. The left wing tip navigational lens was recovered just after the
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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.
