Cessna 177RG incident near Anchorage, Alaska, February 17, 1983
On February 17, 1983 at about 4:11 pm local time, a Cessna 177RG, registered N34938, suffered minor damage in an incident near Anchorage, Alaska (Anchorage airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 17, 1983 · about 4:11 pm local time
- Place
- Anchorage, Alaska · Anchorage · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG · all 177RGs on the register
- Registration
- N34938 · no longer on the register · serial 177RG1026
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS INTENTIONALLY LANDED GEAR UP DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR BEARING. THE BEARING FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 879 hours in all; 33 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 753 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,168 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 47 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MRI Anchorage AK
- Runway 6L, 10,600 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 3 knots
- Visibility: 80 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N34938 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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