Cessna 177RG accident near Wahoo, Nebraska, May 16, 2025
On May 16, 2025 at about 1:20 am local time, a 1974 Cessna 177RG, registered N2614V, was substantially damaged in an accident during taxi near Wahoo, Nebraska (Wahoo Municipal Airport). It was a personal 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
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi operations.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 16, 2025 · about 1:20 am local time
- Place
- Wahoo, Nebraska · Wahoo Municipal Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177RG, built 1974 · all 177RGs on the register
- Registration
- N2614V · registry record · serial 177RG0632
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that as he taxied the airplane to the ramp, he steered toward one of the available parking spots, and the left wing of the airplane struck a light pole which resulted in substantial damage to the outboard end of the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.
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
What happened, in order
- Ground collision during taxi defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Use of equip/system › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,534.4 hours in all; 442.8 in this make and model; 235.1 in the last 90 days; 58.9 in the last 30 days; 1,470.6 as pilot in command; 707.9 on instruments
- Last flight review: June 9, 2024
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,457 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 4, 2024
- Maximum gross weight: 2,800 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (piston); 6,457 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KDTN Shreveport LA at 8:30 pm
- Destination: KAHQ Wahoo NE
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 20, 4,101 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter: 29.56 inHg
- Observation at 8:35 pm from KAHQ, 1 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KAHQ 160135Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 21/05 A2956 RMK AO2 T02110053
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 2 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on June 20, 2025. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Photos | PDF, 3 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
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