Cessna 177 — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 22, 2026
There are 1,057 Cessna 177 airframes on record (built 1962–1973), 444 currently registered. 52 have one or more NTSB accident records (52 records total, 6 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 22, 2026.
Recent Cessna 177 accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and clearance from trees during takeoff.
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Insufficient lubrication of the engine’s internal components, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
The pilot's decision to depart the high-density-altitude airport with the airplane at the maximum gross weight limit.
The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning and inflight fuel mismanagement, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from his use of multiple impairing substances.
The airplane’s loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
The pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
The partial loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing was the pilot’s improper fuel planning.